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Propose Class Action Alleges Apple's Cloud Storage is an 'Illegal Monopoly'


"Apple faces a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the company holds an illegal monopoly over digital storage for its customers," reports the Hill: The suit, filed Friday, claims "surgical" restraints prevent customers from effectively using any service except its iCloud storage system. iCloud ...

"Apple faces a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the company holds an illegal monopoly over digital storage for its customers," reports the Hill: The suit, filed Friday, claims "surgical" restraints prevent customers from effectively using any service except its iCloud storage system. Plaintiffs allege the practice has "unlawfully 'tied'" the devices and iCloud together... "As a result of this restraint, would-be cloud competitors are unable to offer Apple's device holders a full-service cloud-storage solution, or even a pale comparison." The suit argues that there are "no technological or security justifications for this limitation on consumer choice," according to PC Magazine.The class action's web site is arguing that "Consumers may have paid higher prices than they allegedly would have in a competitive market."

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