Harass is a loaded term that doesn't deserve the context here. Although TidBits didn't write this article they should know better. The article was not a fair handed examination of the issue (and specifically Norwegian to boot).

Apple certainly has the right to defend it's own position (whether you think that position is fair or not). That's not harassment by any stretch of the imagination.

And they're doing nothing to the repair shop - they're just appealing the case to a higher Norwegian court which is their right. That in no way is harassment.