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Apple Sued by U.S. Justice Department, Alleging Tech Colossus Maintains Illegal Monopoly With iPhone


The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company has an illegal monopoly with the iPhone.

The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company has established a monopoly with the iPhone that has harmed consumers, developers and competitors. The DOJ alleged that to keep consumers buying iPhones, Apple has engaged in anticompetitive conduct, including blocking cross-platform messaging apps, limiting third-party wallet and smartwatch compatibility and disrupting non-App Store programs and cloud-streaming services. “If successful, it would hinder our ability to create the kind of technology people expect from Apple — where hardware, software, and services intersect.

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