Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor 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. “Each step in Apple’s course of conduct built and reinforced the moat around its smartphone monopoly,” the government said in the lawsuit filed Thursday.
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.
Apple said in a statement that it would fight the government’s lawsuit. “At Apple, we innovate every day to make technology people love — designing products that work seamlessly together, protect people’s privacy and security, and create a magical experience for our users.
This lawsuit threatens who we are and the principles that set Apple products apart in fiercely competitive markets,” the company said in a statement. “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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