United States v Apple

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Departamentul de Justitie, prin Divizia Antitrust, da in judecata Apple Inc.:

The Department of Justice claims Apple has maintained an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market by locking in customers and making experiences worse for rival products.

US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones

The government points to several different ways that Apple has allegedly illegally maintained its monopoly:
- Disrupting “super apps” that encompass many different programs and could degrade “iOS stickiness” by making it easier for iPhone users to switch to competing devices
- Blocking cloud-streaming apps for things like video games that would lower the need for more expensive hardware
- Suppressing the quality of messaging between the iPhone and competing platforms like Android
- Limiting the functionality of third-party smartwatches with its iPhones and making it harder for Apple Watch users to switch from the iPhone due to compatibility issues
- Blocking third-party developers from creating competing digital wallets with tap-to-pay functionality for the iPhone

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Acuzatiile (.pdf): https://storage.courtlistener.com/re...4402.1.0_3.pdf.