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US sues Apple for running iPhone monopoly in wide-ranging lawsuit

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The US Department of Justice sued Apple on Thursday for illegally maintaining a monopoly for its iPhone by stifling competition and imposing exorbitant costs on consumers. “If left unchallenged, Apple will only continue to strengthen its smartphone monopoly,” he added.

According to the lawsuit, rules and decisions have been designed to force Apple users into staying in the Apple ecosystem and buying the company’s iconic yet expensive hardware, the iPhone. Photo: Nicholas Kamm / AFPThe lawsuit, brought also by 17 US states, attacked the iPhone for raking in hundreds of billions of dollars by making it difficult for consumers to switch away from Apple to cheaper smartphones and devices.

According to the lawsuit, these rules and decisions have been designed to force Apple users into staying in the Apple ecosystem and buying the company’s expensive hardware, the iPhone.stay informed and follow us on Google News!The far-reaching case singled out practices that it said was making Apple richer to the detriment of advancing innovation and technology for consumers.

The lawsuit for example accused Apple of squashing the creation of Super Apps, one-stop web portals that could exist on an iPhone and give consumers other ways to get services, such as music, photo orThe accusations also target Apple’s wallet, which is the only application allowed on the iPhone to access the technology to make tap payments in stores, forcing others to pay a fee.

 

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