The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. accusing the company of using its proprietary software and hardware to illegally stifle competition. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia also signed on to the complaint.
The suit is not a surprise and has been in the works for years. Attorney General Merrick Garland took time off from pursuing former President Donald Trump to accuse the tech giant of wielding monopoly power:
The complaint, said Attorney General Merrick Garland at a news conference, alleges that ”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.”
“Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies break the law,” he added.
BREAKING: Attorney General Merrick Garland announces…
