Closing arguments begin in trial over Apple iPod, rivals

By Dan Levine OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A software update for Apple Inc's iPod music player was not a product improvement, but was intended to improperly raise costs for consumers who wanted to switch to newer devices, an attorney for Apple customers said in court. Closing arguments began on Monday in an Oakland, California, federal courtroom in an antitrust trial over the digital music market. The plaintiffs, a group of individuals and businesses who purchased iPods from 2006 to 2009, se