"US DOJ takes on Apple in massive antitrust suit, after years of investigations. After years of complaints by competitors, and an equally-long investigation, the long-rumored antitrust suit against Apple has finally been filed by the US Department of Justice... The Department of Justice says that Apple has violated section two of the Sherman antitrust act, in five ways: App restrictions on the App store, limiting the growth of apps for third parties Cloud streaming services are limited by Apple, specifically game-streaming services Excluding cross-platform messaging apps, forcing people to continue to buy iPhones to maintain messaging Diminishing the functionality of non-Apple smartwatches, by limiting access to software and hardware features Limiting digital wallets, and preventing use of the near-field communications to third-parties..." https://appleinsider.com/articles/2...-antitrust-suit-after-years-of-investigations "US sues Apple for blocking rivals’ access to iPhone features Justice Department files major antitrust lawsuit against iPhone maker... The US Department of Justice sued Apple today, alleging that the company violated antitrust laws by restricting rivals' access to iPhone features and monopolizing the smartphone market..." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...-illegally-monopolized-the-smartphone-market/
I think this is going to be tough for the DoJ here. While I agree 100% that Apple is extremely monopolistic, the problem is, consumers have a choice. We can buy Android phones or Windows based computers. That said, I hope the DoJ wins. It will send a message to everyone, including Google.
