The lawsuit seeks to upend a major part of Apple’s business.

The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consumers and developers at the expense of making users more reliant on its iPhones.

    • @PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.eeEnglish
      -9•1 year ago

      I should hope not. They have about 61% market share in the US. A large chunk to be sure, but hardly a monopoly. With plenty of Android OS manufacturers, there are plenty to choose from.

      • @kaffiene@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12•1 year ago

        Did you read the article? Their concerns are a number of anticompetiive behaviours from Apple,. Not the lack of competition. But that said, “Android” is not a competitor, Android is an OS. Samsung is a competitor and they’re nowhere near Apples size in the US

          • @kaffiene@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            It’s not a competitor in the sense of a being a company that can monopolise, which is the context of the discsussion

        • @Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          14•1 year ago

          I seldom argue against capitalism, but this is a good example of runaway capitalism. Apple has been causing a lot of problems and grief. If this isn’t the solution, what is? People are too stupid en mass to make the change we need here.

        • @PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.eeEnglish
          -3•1 year ago

          Agreed. I have no love for the company, but this is government overreach. If Apple users/developers have a problem with any of these items, they have the option to choose another platform.

          Now, if Apple was literally the only game in town, I would probably feel differently.