Despite the U.S. holidays, Apple has managed to eke out two important legal victories that remote a couple clouds from the company’s future. First, the company has entered into a settlement with Burst.com over a long-running patent dispute concerning compressed media used in iTunes, Apple’s iLife application suite, and the ever-popular iPod music player. Second, a judge has dismissed a a lawsuit against the company alleging Apple CEO Steve Jobs had lied to shareholders about back-dated stock option grants.
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