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US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones (www.theverge.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consumers and developers at the expense of making users more reliant on its iPhones.

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[–] AA5B 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

There’s a lot of corporate competitive behavior that’s ok, when you’re one of many, that isn’t anymore when you dominate the market.

  • Apple hasn’t dominated US cell phone market for decades yet
  • the same behavior is perfectly legit for laptops, because Apple is a small player in that market
  • Smartwatches are interesting - I don’t know the dynamics of that market but I don’t know anyone whose smartwatch is not Apple
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago
  • Phones haven't been around for decades and that's a dumb point
  • They actually don't do the same behavior on macs because it's illegal
  • Thank you for demonstrating the case's point.
[–] JJROKCZ 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Apple has dominated the smartphone market since the iPhone 5 in the us. I’ve managed my works mdm tool for a decade and never have I seen the android collective share surpass 10% in the pie chart it shows me of versions

[–] AA5B 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Looks like the stats are all over the place but iPhones are about 50% of US market +- 10%. Neither you nor I are representative

[–] JJROKCZ 1 points 8 months ago

Very true, mine is just anecdotal evidence in the end, no matter how much it is