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U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 6 months ago by 0x1C3B00DA@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.

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[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 40 points 6 months ago (2 children)

As a former Apple fanboy and current iPhone user, even I think it’s about time that the US joined the rest of the world in reining in abusive tech monopolies. (Financial and commercial monopolies, too, but that’s a different post.)

My breaking point came when I tried to buy an Apple Watch a couple of years ago. It couldn’t even be activated without a Mac or an iPhone that was less than a year old. That’s when I gave up.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They need to be reigned in, but this isn't gonna do it. The DOJ is arguing stupid shit and shit that isn't accurate. What we need is regulation, not shitty attempts at weak lawsuits. DOJ even refers to Apple's plan to allow alternative stores in Europe as though that was won through a lawsuit. No, dummies. It was legislation.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 6 months ago

I don’t disagree that legislation might be preferable, although even that would still have to be filtered through the courts for interpretation. But we all know that getting this — indeed any — legislation out of Washington isn’t possible. So suits based on existing law is the next best thing.

[–] chris@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What? I use a three gen old iPhone and the Apple Watch I bought this year works just fine.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Then something has changed.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Nothing has really changed unless you just didn’t run the latest software on your phone. The series 8 was the first watch in a long time that needed a newer phone. But they’ve always required the latest iOS.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/118490

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 5 months ago

Friend, all I can tell you is my experience. I’m glad yours was different.