Perhaps finish reading the said sentence - the court didn't decide the case because Apple decided to pay out money for their actions.
Your assumption that Apple's settlement to avoid guilty verdict somehow means that they didn't do the action (which they agreed to pay damages for) is the wildest instance of corporate boot licking I've seen this week :D
If the court decided that plaintiffs didn't have a case, Apple wouldn't settle.
I’m not sure how you failing to provide proof of lying makes me a corporate boot licker? Deciding to settle is a business decision which may or may not be related to what they did. This is the difference between a legal system and a justice system.
Your assumption that Apple's settlement to avoid guilty verdict somehow means that they didn't do the action (which they agreed to pay damages for) is the wildest instance of corporate boot licking I've seen this week :D
If the court decided that plaintiffs didn't have a case, Apple wouldn't settle.