DOJ Sues Apple , for Monopolizing Smartphone Market.<br />The Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general filed suit against Apple on March 21 in New Jersey, 'The Hill' reports. .<br />The complaint alleges that <br />the tech company constructed a <br />"dominant iPhone platform and ecosystem," .<br />and "rather than respond to competitive <br />threats by offering lower smartphone prices to <br />consumers or better monetization for developers,".<br />Apple enforced a "series of shapeshifting rules and restrictions" in the App Store.<br />It has deployed this playbook across <br />many technologies, products, and <br />services, including super apps, text <br />messaging, smartwatches, and digital <br />wallets, among many others, Via complaint.<br />Today’s lawsuit seeks to hold Apple <br />accountable and ensure it cannot <br />deploy the same, unlawful <br />playbook in other vital markets, Via complaint.<br />In its defense, Apple claimed that <br />the lawsuit "threatens who we are and <br />the principles that set Apple products <br />apart in fiercely competitive markets.".<br />If successful, [this lawsuit] would <br />hinder our ability to create the <br />kind of technology people expect <br />from Apple—where hardware, <br />software, and services intersect, Apple, via statement.<br />It would also set a dangerous <br />precedent, empowering <br />government to take a heavy hand <br />in designing people’s technology. , Apple, via statement.<br />We believe this lawsuit is wrong <br />on the facts and the law, and we <br />will vigorously defend against it, Apple, via statement
