PC Magazine's Editor-in-Chief: It's Going To Be Very Strange To Hear From Steve Jobs At This Late Date

In the eyes of law, everyone is equal. Well, nothing really relates to that quote better than this case against tech giant Apple Inc. AAPL over its iPod music players. After 10 years of being filed, in which period Apple not only became the largest tech company but also the most valuable company in the world, the case is heading for a trial today in a Court in California. However, the highlight of the case is the deposition given by Apple’s founder and legend Steve Jobs a few months before his death.

Editor-in-Chief of PC Magazine, Dan Costa, was recently on CNBC to discuss about the case and how digital music industry has changed during the last decade.

“It’s really pretty extraordinary what happened in the last 10 years and Apple was right there in the beginning of it, this case actually dates from that first digital transition, but we have seen collapse of the Album, that’s not important anymore, Apple had a lot to do with that, we have seen the collapse of the traditional recording industry, the traditional album model. So it’s really come a long way […],” Costa said.

When asked about Jobs testimony in this case, Costa said, “It’s going to be very strange to hear from Steve Jobs at this late date and I am sure this not how he would have liked to come back, but he is going to wind up talking about the iPod […] there was a time when carrying your entire music library in your pocket was pretty revolutionary and Apple dominated the market at that time […]”