Current location:World Walkthrough news portal > opinions
U.S. Justice Department sues Apple for alleged monopoly in smartphone markets
World Walkthrough news portal2024-05-01 09:06:59【opinions】8People have gathered around
IntroductionWASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Justice Department, along with 16 other state and district
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Justice Department, along with 16 other state and district attorneys general, on Thursday filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly over smartphones.
"Apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law," Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a press conference in Washington, D.C.
"We allege that Apple has employed a strategy that relies on exclusionary, anticompetitive conduct that hurts both consumers and developers," said Garland. "Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies break the law."
The attorney general said Apple carries out its exclusionary, anticompetitive conduct in two principal ways: First, Apple imposes contractual restrictions and fees that limit the features and functionality that developers can offer iPhone users.
Second, Apple selectively restricts access to the points of connection between third-party apps and the iPhone's operating system, degrading the functionality of non-Apple apps and accessories.
Additionally, iPhone users perceive rival smartphones as being lower quality because the experience of messaging friends and family who do not own iPhones is worse -- "even though Apple is the one responsible for breaking cross-platform messaging," he said.
Apple has justified its practice of regulating downloads through the App Store, arguing that it is essential for maintaining the iPhone's security by minimizing the risk of viruses and fraudulent activities.
Tech giants have been facing growing scrutiny in recent years. After a 16-month investigation into Apple, Amazon, Facebook (now Meta) and Google, the antitrust subcommittee under the House Judiciary Committee released a report in October 2020, arguing that the four Big Tech companies enjoy monopoly power and need more government regulation.
The lawsuit against Apple marks the latest action taken by U.S. antitrust authorities against the "Big Four". Antitrust regulators have also filed antimonopoly lawsuits against the other three.
(Editor:Fu Bo)
Address of this article:http://pakistan.whetstonetavern.com/news-95a399831.html
Very good!(76)
Related articles
- Dortmund's injury concerns ease before facing PSG in Champions League semifinal
- Bo Bichette has 3
- Warwick Davis will in new project with his daughter after death of his wife Samantha
- Who pays for a president's campaign travel?
- Bizarre moment yacht gets wedged underneath railway arches while being carried on a low
- Lawmakers criticize CIA's handling of sexual misconduct but offer few specifics
- Cruz breaks slump with 3 hits, Jones cruises as Pirates beat Brewers 4
- Ecuador violence: Ecuadorians approve referendum measures to toughen fight against gangs
- Democrats vow to protect Speaker Mike Johnson from being ousted from office
- Revealed: England's smart motorways lost power nearly 400 times in two years
Popular articles
Recommended
Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say
Lawmakers criticize CIA's handling of sexual misconduct but offer few specifics
Skubal has 9 strikeouts in 6 innings, Canha and Meadows homer as Tigers beat Rays 7
Denver Broncos introduce new uniforms for first time since 1997
Dua Lipa is all about 'Radical Optimism,' in her music and other pursuits
Small Chinese town goes big with magic of animation
Cruz breaks slump with 3 hits, Jones cruises as Pirates beat Brewers 4
Malaysia: 10 killed after two military helicopters collide during training
Links
- Only 35 Nanjing Massacre survivors remain
- England rugby player Billy Vunipola arrested and fined after nightclub incident on Spain island
- FIFA Council takes key decisions ahead of the 74th Congress
- US returns 38 pieces of cultural objects to China
- Chinese mainland, HK resume normal travel after three years
- Mykhailo Fomenko, former Ukraine coach and a Soviet
- China unveils highest
- Nadal's Barcelona return ended by De Minaur
- Thailand's foreign minister abruptly resigns after being dropped as deputy prime minister
- Laos eyes influx of Chinese tourists