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DOJ sues Apple over iPhone monopoly
Apple and its iPhone and App Store business have been eyed by the Department of Justice, which previously filed antitrust suits against Google.
The Justice Department said in a release that to keep consumers buying iPhones, Apple moved to block cross-platform messaging apps, limited third-party wallet and smartwatch compatibility and disrupted non-App Store programs and cloud-streaming services. The DOJ said Apple has fought cloud streaming services on its App Store platform, blocking consumer access to high-quality video games on iPhones, echoing complaints from Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta. "Today's lawsuit seeks to hold Apple accountable and ensure it cannot deploy the same, unlawful playbook in other vital markets," Assistant Attorney General for antitrust Jonathan Kanter said in the release.
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