Apple Antitrust
Apple has faced a number of antitrust challenges, most recently with a March 21 lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice accusing the company of monopolistic smartphone practices. The lawsuit cites Apple’s suppression of “super apps,” cloud streaming gaming apps, messaging apps, digital wallets and smartwatch cross-platform compatibility. Apple has responded by claiming the suit would tear down a large share of what its users value in their iPhones and connected devices.
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Apple dismisses Microsoft monopoly comparisons
A week after finding itself at the business end of a landmark lawsuit from the United States Department of Justice, Apple is staunchly denying any parallels between itself and Microsoft in the 1990s. It’s a comparison into which the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland leaned heavily in last week’s filing. While portions of the United…
TechCrunch Minute: Breaking down the Apple iPhone antitrust lawsuit from the DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Apple over allegedly monopolistic smartphone practices. The federal agency is not alone in the matter, bringing 15 states and the District of Columbia…
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Apple vs US antitrust lawsuit: Everything we know so far on the DOJ’s iPhone case
Keep in mind that there will be little settled in the short term. Experts estimate a three-to-five-year timeline for any resolution for the case.
DOJ’s Apple antitrust case neatly aligns with EU on one key point: NFC and mobile payments
As Apple faces down the barrel of a U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit, one might assume that references to the Cupertino company’s existing anti-competitive headwinds in Europe would…
Apple slams DOJ case as misguided attempt to turn iPhone into Android
Apple is coming out swinging against the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case, just announced Thursday, which accuses the iPhone maker of being a monopolist with its thumb on a…
DOJ says Apple’s ‘complete control’ over tap-to-pay transactions stops innovation, cements its monopoly
In its wide-ranging antitrust complaint against Apple and its iPhone business, the U.S. Justice Department takes specific aim against Apple’s massive financial business, specifically how it uses Apple Pay to…
DOJ calls out Apple for breaking iMessage-on-Android solution, Beeper
As soon as Beeper launched, the companies entered into a game of cat-and-mouse, which Apple ultimately won.
Here’s what the DOJ suit could mean for Apple Watch
Apple’s ecosystem play has — at once — been the envy and bane of the consumer electronics industry for decades. Following a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice…
Coalition including Epic, Spotify, Deezer, Match Group and others applaud DOJ’s Apple suit in statement
The Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) released a statement on Thursday cheering on the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The group includes a number of key app makers,…
DOJ claims green bubbles are an issue in iPhone monopoly suit
The United States Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple earlier today. The suit touches on several (allegedly) anticompetitive practices. But one category in particular caught our attention…
The U.S. Department of Justice plus attorneys general from 16 states and the District of Columbia sued Apple for antitrust this morning in federal court. The suit alleges that the…
The Department of Justice and 17 state attorneys general filed a massive lawsuit against Apple on Thursday morning, accusing the company of monopolistic smartphone practices. Meanwhile, Fortnite maker Epic Games…
The United States Department of Justice this morning filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolistic smartphone practices. Sixteen state attorneys general joined the federal department in the massive suit. “Consumers…
Apple’s app tracking triggers statement of objections from French competition authority
Bad news could be brewing for Apple in France, where the national competition authority has issued a statement of objections related to how it tracks iOS users. The watchdog, L’Autorité…
