Apple Seeks to Dismiss US Justice Department’s Antitrust Case

In March, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 states He filed an antitrust lawsuit against Applealleges that the company has an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market with the iPhone and the device’s locked ecosystem.

The lawsuit accuses Apple of wide-ranging anticompetitive conduct affecting everything from web browsers to messaging to apps to digital payments. According to the DOJ, Apple made it harder for consumers to switch between smartphone platforms, hindered the development of cloud-based streaming apps, made the cross-platform messaging experience worse, limited the functionality of third-party smartwatches paired with the iPhone, tap-to-pay functionality of third-party apps, and more. prevented him from offering more.

Apple’s policy changes this year have already debunked some of those claims. The company started operations in January Allowing cloud-based game streaming apps on the App Store worldwide. And in August, Unlocked iPhone’s NFC chip Used by Apple Pay for third-party developers in the US and selected other countries.

in New Jersey federal court on wednesdayLawyers representing Apple argued that the case should be dismissed, arguing that the Justice Department failed to make a reasonable claim that the company had monopoly power in the smartphone market and that consumers were harmed. Judge Julien Neals said he hoped to make a decision by January.

“We believe this lawsuit is wrong on the facts and law, and we will defend vigorously against it,” Apple said when the lawsuit was filed earlier this year.

This was a routine move for a case, and the case is likely to proceed to trial, although some of the allegations are likely to be amended or dismissed. Most likely, the US-Apple feud will continue in the coming years.

Read our USA – Apple guide For more detailed information about the case.

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