Apple Sued by U.S. Department of Justice for “Monopolizing Smartphone Markets”

[Tsing]

The United States Department of Justice, joined by 16 other state and district attorneys general, have filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple that alleges the iPhone and MacBook maker has been monopolizing, or is attempting to monopolize, the smartphone markets, violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act.

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[Ditchinit]

Again or still?

 

[Zarathustra]

I hope they get them hard, and wind up setting some serious precedents in the process that holds Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft accountable as well.

 

[Grimlakin]

And this suite is going to trial when exactly? I'm expecting a big ole bucket of Never.

Now if it was the EU... hell get them to sign on and have the hearings in their courts. I bet apple would hate it then. As it is Apple has the cash reserves to have their in pocket politicians kill this or put it behind such a barrier to get to court that a 10 year old will be considering retirement before it sees any action.