The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Apple for allegedly monopolistic smartphone practices. Not only federal agencies are involved in this issue, but also 15 states and the District of Columbia. As you might expect, Apple disputes this claim.
The potential impacts are myriad, from consumer messaging to smartphones and smartwatches. And while the Justice Department's lawsuit has many detractors, such as TechCrunch, which offers a little history lesson here, the App Fairness Coalition, which counts Epic and Spotify among other companies, , highly praise this lawsuit.
Regulators and technology companies are naming a more iconic duo. Today, we see regulators around the world trying to enforce their views on market competition rules that may or may not work against big technology companies. But as we're about to see with Apple, big technology companies don't go down without a fight. Press play and let's talk about it!
Learn more about Apple's antitrust lawsuit here.