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The DOJ’s case against Apple adds to a growing pile of antitrust problems for Cupertino
On home turf Apple has enjoyed many years of relatively light regulatory scrutiny compared to Big Tech peers. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a On home turf Apple has enjoyed many years of relatively light regulatory scrutiny compared to Big Tech peers. Thursday's DOJ antitrust suit shows the company's honeymoon period with local law enforcers is well and truly over. But more antitrust woes may soon be headed Apple's way...
Thursday’s DOJ antitrust suit, accusing Apple of being a monopolist in the high end and US smartphone markets, where the iPhone maker is charged with anti-competitive exclusion in relation to a slew of restrictions it applies to iOS developers and users, shows the company’s honeymoon period with local law enforcers is well and truly over. Under its revised complaint, the Commission found Apple had breached the bloc’s competition laws for music streaming services on its mobile platform, iOS, by applying anti-steering provisions to these apps, meaning they were unable to inform their users of cheaper offers elsewhere. Because as the EU enforces its shiny new behavioral rulebook on Apple, forcing the company to unlock and (regionally) open up different aspects of its ecosystem — from allowing non-WebKit-based browsers to letting iOS users sideload apps — US government lawyers may well find other reasons to nitpick the iPhone maker’s more locked down playbook on home turf.
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