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DOJ says Apple’s ‘complete control’ over tap-to-pay transactions stops innovation, cements its monopoly
In its wide-ranging antitrust complaint against Apple and its iPhone business, the U.S. Justice Department takes specific aim against Apple's massive
Core to the DOJ’s focus is the fact that today, Apple maintains “complete control” over how users make tap-to-pay payments using the NFC functionality of their iPhones in the U.S. “Absent Apple’s conduct, cross-platform digital wallets could also be used to manage and pay for subscriptions and in-app purchases,” the DOJ alleges. “Apple simultaneously exerts its smartphone monopoly to block these same partners from developing better payment products and services for iPhone users,” it notes.
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