Apple Responds to US Antitrust Lawsuit
Jul 30, 2025, 10:24 AM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social
Apple has submitted its initial legal response to the US Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit accusing it of a "smartphone monopoly". The government's lawsuit focuses on Apple's restrictions on third parties in five specific areas: "Super apps", Cloud-streaming games, Messaging apps, Smartwatches, and Digital wallets. Apple contends that it allows third parties to offer all five on its platforms. Apple also calls out what it says are unfair or arbitrary metrics used to support the claim of a monopoly: measuring market share of "performance smartphones", and measuring by revenue instead of units sold.
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Political Stunt
Sounds like a political stunt by the Trump Administration, to get back at them for this:
During the dispute between Apple and the FBI over the locked iPhone of a San Bernardino terrorist shooter, Donald Trump publicly sided with the government. At the time, he was a presidential candidate.
Trump called for a boycott of Apple until the company complied with the court order to help the FBI access the phone's data. He argued that Apple should cooperate for national security, and he criticized Apple CEO Tim Cook, suggesting he was trying to "show how liberal he is."
The dispute was eventually resolved when the FBI, with the help of an outside party, was able to access the phone without Apple's assistance.
During the dispute between Apple and the FBI over the locked iPhone of a San Bernardino terrorist shooter, Donald Trump publicly sided with the government. At the time, he was a presidential candidate.
Trump called for a boycott of Apple until the company complied with the court order to help the FBI access the phone's data. He argued that Apple should cooperate for national security, and he criticized Apple CEO Tim Cook, suggesting he was trying to "show how liberal he is."
The dispute was eventually resolved when the FBI, with the help of an outside party, was able to access the phone without Apple's assistance.
