Apple Monitor Says Contentious Relationship Improved

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Apple Inc.’s court-appointed electronics books monitor Michael Bromwich said a “contentious” relationship between him and the company has recently improved with antitrust compliance efforts now underway at the iPhone maker.

Bromwich filed his first report yesterday to U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan, who appointed him to oversee the Cupertino, California-based company’s compliance with antitrust rules after she concluded in July that Apple schemed with publishers to limit competition and raise e-book prices.