Amazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit with the FTC over how it handled Prime subscriptions and cancellations. But, would you believe it, the company says it and its executives “have always followed the law.” I guess it was just feeling generous! swrobel: > Let me guess: it’s the ol’ “we admit no wrongdoing, but on an unrelated note, here’s $2.5B” Get the day’s best comment and more in my free newsletter, The Verge Daily.

The trial in Seattle started this week after the case was filed two years ago.

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Amazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit with the FTC over how it handled Prime subscriptions and cancellations. But, would you believe it, the company says it and its…