US accuses Apple of monopolising smartphone market | BBC News

The US has filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple, which accuses the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and crushing competition.
The justice department alleges the company used its power to limit competitors as well as the options available to consumers.
Apple has vowed to "vigorously" fight the lawsuit and denies the claims.
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[@tyronedeasis5055]

The EU forced Apple to use USB C. If not for them we'd still be stuck on that headache of lightning cable.

[@AshWeststar]

It's weird that people still use cables, I haven't charged any of my phones with anything but wireless charging in years. Both my Android and iOS devices work with the same wireless chargers too. The idea of updating to the latest iPhone, the only one that has USBC but not having upgraded to wireless charging prior is just bizarre to me.

[@joyhappiness]

@@AshWeststarhow does your wireless charger get power?

[@nerucheung]

@@AshWeststar you still have to plug a USB-C cable to your wireless charger, the Idea of changing everything to USB-C is to have 1 universal cable for everything

[@Airdrifting]

@@AshWeststar You don't seem to mention wireless charging is slow, plus you can't use your phone while using wireless charging. All those Chinese androids can do 0-100% in 25 mins with their 80/100W charger, while apple is still using that pathetic charging speed.

[@ShastaLevi]

Jeez only flagship phones have wireless n still you need wires for those wireless docks​@@AshWeststar

[@bhushan0_078]

did apple forgot to send monthly Cheque* to US govt. lol

[@CJKisame]

Haha that's why I thought

[@fudi3]

😂😂😂

[@Monkey_D_Luffy56]

Exactly 😆

[@aokigaharasenpai6795]

fck apple 😂😂 cry more

[@Wengenaria]

😂😂😂

[@davstar]

The US govt has been encouraging Apple to be a monopoly for a decade and now they've gone 180. I bet it's because the markets Apple are in are saturated and products are lacking innovation.

[@felipin0709]

It's never too late to change your mind and do the right thing, I'm glad this is finally happening

[@Forte_Pachino]

You hit the nail on the head

[@jose-Maki]

Not really because inovation most of the times come from samsung then apple have implement it so the market is advancing at a fast rate and in terms of pc apples chip has made amd and intel get their shit together as they set the bar there. Innovation has been non stop by everyone

[@johnreese91]

@@jose-Maki It sounds like Apple lacks innovation and the willingness to risk for something new and potentially better and chooses to copy Samsung and depress them, which is achieved by the unfair advantage that they already have. Thus, they broke the law and proved the point of the Federal Trade Commission.

[@duncanotema]

Nokia monopolized the industry for an entire decade.

[@heroicdairy]

Uh oh someone forgot to pay their lobbying fee

[@shubhrajit2117]

Haha 😂😂

[@BellaNeutella]

😂 yeah something’s off

[@user-ex5pz6zg4l]

That was the first thing that came to my mind. 😂😂

[@HumanSagaVault]

OMG THIS hahaha there must have been a misunderstanding from WITHIN, or this would have never been on the news

[@CarterandJulia]

As a former Apple Employee, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@Retro-Revival]

Can you elaborate plz

[@user_thelongwayaround]

how will this change the ecosystem, and what is the expected timeline

[@D8099.]

he’s not a former employee. he’s just a liar in his mommies basement. Every engineer respects apple.

[@godofnothing520]

@@Retro-Revival Isn't that obvious? The overpriced devices that Apple released, makes you pay the charger separately, and the lawsuit against unofficial Apple repair are already proof enough.

[@malahammer]

@@D8099. but the app makers do not. And the poor consumers will now that they know that they were always being screwed.

[@quchi7232]

I'll never forgive them for starting the trend of $999 smartphones. Heck more people are getting desensitized that $699 smartphones is considered "midrange".

[@tiagomaqz]

You know there are plenty of cheaper just a good options right? Apple isn’t the only phone or tech company on the world so stop complaining.

[@AssurahOdinga]

Cost of production in China $10 Price of product in the US $1600 Explain. 50 Marks

[@chocolatelightning]

greed?

[@adamwigley9738]

Idk about them numbers lol, I've seen the clip you're referring to though

[@Pablo-vn9hn]

​@adamwigley9738 I've seen the same clip as well, I could be wrong, but I think the $10 was the labor costs, like how much someone made for making it. Not the price of the components of the iphone.

[@ahsana9793]

Still it's probably no more than 150$​@@Pablo-vn9hn

[@todo870]

Cost of production is $1600 in the states??

[@w800imaiz]

Prices too high but innovation and quality goes lower

[@lao5456k]

then buy Huawei, Samsung

[@jayesguerra6104]

Well said

[@jayesguerra6104]

HUAWEI

[@duncanotema]

Have you tried breaking the security on any apple device? Have you ever owned any apple device for that matter?

[@HatDog692]

tell that to android community where in gaming apple is the beast

[@clavinanthony6134]

I really thought he was gonna cry any second

[@prinzexisalowqualityytber]

ngl but i can drop down and cry any second when it comes to apples "marketing"

[@aayushparmar3482]

Lmao that's how the government is made these days trying to fit an act.

[@omniegaming]

😂😂😂

[@donutboy9576]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DBSGEEK7]

@@prinzexisalowqualityytber android superior

[@jovimanglapus]

I think the whole cross platform messaging issue is only in the US where majority are only using imessage as a way to communicate. in other countries, we use 3rd party apps like whatsapp and telegram and i dont know anyone personally who messages using imesssage

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Oh definitely. This must just be US thing or something as everyone else I know just uses WhatsApp.

[@miks564]

Well, we use iMessage as well in Europe, but it's just for the casual SMS one to one when we want to stand out from the more 'noisy' Whatsapp

[@jovimanglapus]

@@danielwhyatt3278 Yeahh iMessage isn’t as popular in other countries as much as it is in the US. They live on iMessage lol

[@jovimanglapus]

@@miks564 ohh you do? I personally prefer telegram for both one and one and group chats but WhatsApp’s alright too Maybe also cause we all got use to it so it feels more like home than if we had to use iMessage but if someone contacts me through iMessage, I tend to reply back thru iMessage too but it’s not my first option

[@steveespenell]

You’re definitely right here. I’ve heard several times before that America is really hung up on Apple messages.. I personally have an iPhone, but all group messaging with friends, work colleagues, et cetera is just done through WhatsApp. As a family, we use Apple messages, just because we all have iPhones

[@Elstan24]

They should be prosecuted for downgrading battery life!

[@niamhturner1451]

Android user here, Modern iPhones arent perfect, but their batteries are much more efficient than android competition an iPhone SE 2022 with a 2000 mah battery comfortably lasts a full day for over 18 months, and the plus and max models comfortably get over 2 days, when an average android wont get a day out of a 4000mah battery, it's literally why android phones have such collosall batteries

[@RibbitTab]

I have a six year-old iPhone and the battery works just fine!

[@melBcoy]

Someone is doing this to me. I have nothing in life.. hahahaha.. downgrading the battery for my deteriorated life. What else could top on this.

[@hannabishikarlsson5699]

@@RibbitTabi have 5 years iphone and the battery is bad. After 2 years of using, i need to bring all the time charger or power bank.

[@RaffyART1995]

That's not true at all. Androids have better battery life than apple. You are capping@@niamhturner1451

[@CyberPunkNeonLife]

4:34 😂😂😂 Buy your MoM an iPhone 🤣🤣🤣

[@jyotirmoyhalder5512]

well said

[@NoLimit4949]

What a good business man and good marketing by Apple CEO Tim Cook. This is why Apple is such a high value company these days 😂😂😂

[@sm7085]

It's nice to see the US govt agreeing with EU on this.

[@zainzoala1083]

😂 because people are leaving apple now .

[@RicePho]

Wait until Apple visit politicians and hand them a bag of cash to bribe with.

[@faheemabbas3965]

@@zainzoala1083overseas yes, in North America that’s not the case. iPhone dominates America, android is basically a minority here.

[@QuantumChrist]

@@zainzoala1083 ?Xi jin pig cant even stopped Apple in china.

[@Lil-San]

Finally

[@techexprt1]

You forgot to mention BootCamp on Intel Based Mac: 1. All Macs from 2018-2020 support Windows 11 natively but apple didn't update the firmware (BIOS) to enable TPM 2.0 (fTPM) 2. Apple rarely update the drivers of BootCamp (between 2006-2020/ once a year or every 2 years) 3. No Official support of eGPU 4. Overheating Problems due to bad firmware (EFI Shell) implementation / Hardware initialization when using Windows (loss performance by 5%-20%) 5. Thunderbolt 3 Drivers very bad on Windows 10 since apple uses a different michanism to connect the x4 lanes of thunderbolt to the CPU which not direct access, unlike Intel Nuc or other PCs use direct access to the CPU.

[@johnnyblazey]

Technically accUrate and obvioUsly onpoint!

[@wowJhil]

It took them this long? I mean, Apple is the company that is well known for doing this better then any other tech company! The only reason really I don't buy any Apple products at all, is for this soul reason.

[@pavanbk15589]

So dont buy...! Whats the problem? Cant believe this is a law suit. Apple went bankrupt 3 decades ago and they have fought established markets like Nokia, Blackberry, Microsoft, HP and Dell and IBM and they didnt whine about it. Get over and move on. You dont like their products, dont buy.. You like buy. Sounds like you want something glittery and premium and cant afford it but then somehow want to put them down to make yourself feel good for not being able to afford. I cant afford their products and thats why I buy their cheap used products and love it. Cos it takes a lot to spoil their products.

[@alanharper23]

​@@pavanbk15589 "So don't buy" isn't really a strong argument against this lawsuit. Whether Apple fought to establish their market presence has no bearing on this either. The fact is they enjoy a strong market position and thus their practices are subject to regulatory scrutiny. This has nothing to do with people not being able to afford their products either. Do you know what's covered in the lawsuit?

[@wowJhil]

@@pavanbk15589 First of all, you don't address anything of what I actually said. Please learn to give constructive criticism instead of spilling out your feelings and thoughts not related at all to what I said. The only thing I criticized, and what this law suit is about, is their way of using unfair methods in order to hinder fair competition. This is not someone's will to take down Apple in particular, this is about upholding the law of a free market. Without making sure those laws are followed, the market is suffering and the end consumers as well (just like he said in this vid).

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

You haven’t actually made any points. The lawsuit is frivolous. Apple aren’t hindering their competition, they are innovating in a free market. The thing your asking for, i.e government intervention, is about as far from free market as you can get. Consumers have the right to choose anything they want, they choose Apple.

[@wowJhil]

@@seesidesummerhouse6112 Free market doesn't mean no control at all from government etc. If that was the case, the world would look a whole lot different now! Even worse. If you believe that it was not controlled all these years I guess you are in for a surprise, if you look into it. How is intentionally making other providers looking worse on their phone (the video mentioned for example) and also hindering other suppliers from having fare access to supply their services? The fact is that when you are as big as Apple is, then you can take advantage of your size and that in itself is not considered fair competition when done like this. They can compete as much as they want, but not by any means. I encourage you to look more into this and understand the other side of your opinion. Companies like Apple and Google have rightfully so been accused of using their dominant position in the market to unfairly favor their own services or products, thereby restricting competition.

[@mastertonberry9224]

better late than never

[@dianav.5837]

It’s about time that anti-trust laws get enforced!

[@IdontKnowAtAlllol]

... In the US that is

[@rooster1012]

@@IdontKnowAtAlllol True, the EU has gone after Apple before.

[@kineahora8736]

Hear hear- I have been complaining about the lack of enforcement of anti-trust laws for a long time. Like many decades, and in many other industries, besides tech/computing.

[@siriusman6169]

I hope they keep the momentum

[@BorisGorelik]

go to sleep

[@frkzd]

ABOUT TIME. the lack of innovation every year with every variant but still charge a kidney for a new phone is ridiculous!

[@Trapo-io6ci]

Loooool who told u go buy a phone that feels like it costs a kidney

[@rohandhanota9944]

Not an Apple fanboy, but I recently traded in my S21 for an iPhone SE 2022, and I got a promo deal and only ended up paying $180 for the 128 GB version. Phone runs very quick with it's A15 chip and it's small battery suits my needs. I would say if you want to spend less money on a phone, get a mid-range phone, like the Samsung A54 or perhaps an iPhone SE 3rd gen. Dont feel pressured to spend money on flagships, because honestly no one really uses all the features other than the bigger battery life, which can be obtained by Android or Google Pixel mid-range phones, or if you want the flagship speed and chip performance, then the SE. The big reason why I switched to Apple after spending 3 years with an Android phone is because I use my phone in a simple manner, and I was in the market for a new smartwatch. I did some research and surprisingly found out through a KZbinr who tests all smartwatches against medical grade devices to see that the Apple Watch outperforms all other wrist wearable in sleep tracking and heart rate tracking. In short, the Apple Watch has the best sensors for some odd reason, maybe because Apple invests all their money into smartwatches now, so I got an Apple Watch SE Gen 2 for $270 and I love it, from the safety features to the convenience of answering phone calls, and being able to see notifications real time along with gesture controls made this a great purchase. I also want a phone that would last a very long time, the SE proves to be that with it's old and proven iPhone 8 chassis with modern internals, that is good for 5 years minimum. I would say do your research before getting a phone or smartwatch, don't be a fanboy or loyal to any brand, always do your do- diligence when buying a product, and make sure it is reliable with longevity in mind.

[@frkzd]

@@Trapo-io6ci Loooool who asked for your opinion.

[@pavanbk15589]

Dont buy...! Who's forcing you to?

[@Samirustem]

Yeah and they will be suprised soon why china making better phones. Apples reception is terrible too

[@manchuratt8900]

Good to hear about this lawsuit. Hope they get a huge fine and be forced to open up the app store.

[@Slampty]

So finally are we getting a low end affordable Iphone?

[@melBcoy]

Yes and it's called "Mapple"

[@BooleanDev]

you already have one, the iphone se

[@ShenBinhao]

Then they stop supporting your OS force you to use new iphone with newer os or you cant use your app.

[@FluffyBuffy27]

I don't live in the US so I don't know the affects of Apple, but in the UK at least, I am not hindered at all by using an Android so I don't understand why in the US, people continue to buy Apple when it is so anti-competitive? If users don't like the fact that Apple are gatekeeping and not sharing, then shouldn't they just buy an Android?

[@parth2sukhadiya]

As someone living in the us. Things are more complicated than that.

[@yellybeam2869]

In the US customers are discriminating non Apple users. If you don't have an iPhone you will be excluded from social groups...

[@straggles8591]

Hard to do considering they have 70% of market share

[@jenvogue5005]

so agree!!!! it really is about "fitting in" people feel ashamed for having a green text bubble

[@Hiiamsamm]

People want to fit in here in the us. I have had both iPhone and android and when I had an android people would always think I had a shitty phone even though it was better than theirs

[@plipogamez3173]

Android phones can access other app shops, but the American government should force Google to significantly lower the 30% charge they implement on apps and purchases.

[@niamhturner1451]

or just use 3rd party stores like everyone does

[@EJayMD-11]

This is about apple, stay on topic .

[@brotherhoodofsteel3090]

​@@EJayMD-11LMAO, this.

[@rizizum]

Google could charge 90% and they'd be fine, if people didn't like that they could just use 3rd party stores, that's the whole point of that, preventing a monopoly. Now, Apple though...

[@CopiedApp]

It's 15% for sales below $1M then 30% after that

[@mohamedsosseyalaoui4141]

About time you notice! Hope you do something about it.

[@andy0ne310]

Sounds like a disappointed dad who is grieving over his son’s bad behaviour at school.

[@christopherbarnes2510]

And is calling the millions of other disappointed dads across America and the world to stand up to apple and their injustice 😊

[@Sonicsyndicat]

As a former Apple user I personally hate them and the restrictions it brings to have an iPhone. Needing apple ID, iTunes, apple software on your pc just to be able to access your phone or images etc. It's way to much work. Android you can just plug in to any PC and you have access. At work we only have apple phones and everyone curses them. I personally feel that here in Sweden more and more people are switching to Android and hating IPhone for these reasons.

[@osmium666]

every word 👍

[@HandroXYT]

welcome to the Android world!

[@Bismarck-S]

who siad you couldn't use Spotify

[@StephenGill-gd4fx]

iTunes doesn't exist anymore. You don't need a PC to use an iPhone. wdym?

[@Sonicsyndicat]

@StephenGill-gd4fx This just goes to show how long ago i used a Iphone, and I'm still not missing it. Even so, you still have a ton of restrictions for just using the phone. On my android, I'm not prompted to have a separate ID for my phone, prompted to use said ID and password to access basic features on it, and constantly being restricted by use of functions like copying files, pics etc to my pc without the use of other software that is now taking up space and time. It's just a hassle and I prefer things to be compatible at easy without having to take 20 extra steps for the same outcome. Not to mention the damn charger that doesn't fit anything but apple products.

[@andrescarrasco1248]

10 years later, but better later than never

[@rogue7536]

Did Apple say no to the government or something?

[@LudiCrust.]

You obviously don’t know these laws work. This was only a matter of time.

[@selfiekroos1777]

Exactly, they obviously went against something Don't forget, apple was the last company to 'agree' to give its info to the NSA after jobs died. They must have pissed somebody off😐

[@rogue7536]

@@LudiCrust. Oh ok genius, as if this administration gives two shits about obeying the laws of this country. Have you taken a look at the border lately? Or maybe the 20 shell Biden corporations in order to laundry million from foreign countries? Please,.. sit down and put your helmet back on before you hurt yourself.

[@rogue7536]

KZbin deleted my replies to others commenting on my own comments. KZbin is a government controlled corporate censorship mechanism for the left.

[@rogue7536]

Second time KZbin deleted my comments. FU youtube.

[@jonneye]

Weird timing on this

[@Charlieson294]

When’s the right timing then lol?

[@skrittle555]

@@Charlieson294 Like ten years ago lmao

[@sp-vt4je]

Took them over two decades to understand what Apple sells or does to be able to write that speech. That was quick.

[@karthickc1066]

😂

[@lfeb]

Their prices are out of control

[@tilly7326]

Go compare an iPhone to a similarly specked out android product and you’ll see it’s exactly the same. The only reason you have this perception is because Apple doesn’t lend itself to the lower end of the market just like Louis Vuitton doesn’t offer entry-level bags for discount prices. Educate yourself and stop listening to a man just because he’s behind a podium.

[@ABanRocks]

​@tilly7326 prices have been increasing like crazy for very little change for the last 10 years. I have the newest Samsung phones which is similar to Apple prices however for most people these prices are very high.

[@MrSamoDude]

iPhone prices are expensive but so is a Ferrari vs a Ford, so is a Rolex vs a Casio! If manufacturers could make a phone as good as the iPhone for substantially cheaper they would, but no one’s succeeded because making a high quality reliable product is expensive. Apple are the premium product, there’s nothing here forcing people to buy them. The messages service argument is laughable, there’s nothing stopping users from picking an alternative messaging app. Apple doesn’t block notifications for competing messaging apps for instance, or prevent those apps from being installed etc. Don’t like the prices, simply buy from a different vendor!

[@tb7-rf1fb]

@@MrSamoDudeDid you not watch the news briefing? You’re completely missing the point.

[@OscarTayllor]

​@@tilly7326Android phones are pretty much everywhere and for every budget, right? But Apple's another story. "forcing monopoly" using its big market share to corner others in the market, making it tough for folks to find another option that doesn't hit the wallet hard. And how's Apple pulling this off? By playing gatekeeper with features like messaging and AirDrop. If you're not in the Apple club, good luck trying to get in on the action. This kind of move can leave people who don't use Apple out in the cold, which isn't cool for choice or competition.

[@jethEngine]

Yes.

[@deniskasperovich8251]

Americans prefer to start a whole lawsuit instead of downloading WhatsApp lol

[@felipin0709]

It's not just about iMessage, it's about how Apple has a huge lockdown on the iPhone when it comes to who or what apps can run on the device.

[@chesstictacs3107]

Your approach is super shallow. Clearly you don’t understand. It is not about messaging app. It is about having monopoly over iOS apps and charging high fees and so on.

[@FilSapia]

You could argue that Facebook/Meta itself is a monopoly in Europe for the same reason that most people use WhatsApp. You have to fix the root of the issue, otherwise you're just putting a bandage on the huge gaping wound.

[@kspades2530]

Not just that. The 'grainy' videos he mentioned is absolutely spot on. But two corrupt parties going for each other lol

[@deniskasperovich8251]

@@felipin0709 but that’s a good thing, apple was always famous for its security and checking what apps are on the App Store, while on Android you don’t know what apps are safe

[@capt.fuzzball8956]

Guess Apple lawyers couldn’t afford the Lobbying fee.

[@Gabeyre]

yes I said the samething but in foreigner English

[@TrickOrRetreat]

How can apple fail to bribe congress 😂 everyone is on fire sale. Epic fail

[@Tylerrl1664]

This is hilarious. But one of the few good things about the Biden Administration is a strong FTC lead by Lina Khan. It's hard to lobby against that. Unfortunately I think the justice department goes too far if they're propping up Android!! 🤮

[@eldios831]

Or maybe Congress wants a down-payment

[@alexmundy5077]

No but they could afford the judge!

[@lutfirokhman]

what did apple disagree until they attack them lol

[@nmeister67]

8:16 "But there's a law for that". Like what he did there 😂👌

[@DanielDeakin]

what about amazon?

[@DezzyTek]

Android Users Lounging in the Background. 😅. I just loooove this

[@AndreaFlorio]

Finally taking action

[@haroldberserker]

I did not expect this

[@diegovega3176]

WOOW!!! I have been a very big iPhone fan and user for a little less than ten years but, it's about time someone had the balls to say this. 😵😵

[@Mr.Boamah.]

We cant even repair our own iPhones without having to face other malfunctions

[@andyabajo]

About DARN TIME!

[@venum7603]

the prices are crazy .... and same goes for Nvidia turn now

[@BetterGoNow]

God bless you, Sir.

[@yuhanwei7139]

Just buy am android, double the functionality for half the price

[@nickclarkuk]

I’m just waiting for android trackers but apple is dragging their feet on supporting that to prevent stalking too

[@teachingwithipad]

android hardware has low quality. My iphone from 10 years ago still works.

[@Sheychan]

Naah iPhone graphics is much better

[@gamingonpotatolaptops1665]

@@Sheychanit’s 2024 brotha android long surpassed iPhone in terms of raw power

[@Sheychan]

@@gamingonpotatolaptops1665 I have both Samsung S24 Ultra and iPhone 15 pro max.. Genshin impact is shit on the Samsung

[@melvin91motorola]

I don't know what's the use of buying overprice phone nowadays

[@gwapaulo]

social status

[@brianpatrickjosuemoralde6092]

Since when?

[@intothebeyond8763]

Good now where's the lawsuit for Nvidia.

[@torarinvik4920]

Nvidia hasn't got any real competitors. They just got a huge head start. However, Nvidia isn't able to provide enough GPUs, and the demand is so huge that even with competitors they would thrive. So monopoly isn't really the issue, the real issue is lack for companies actually trying to compete. Hopefully Intel will try to get into the accelerator market or perhaps Qualcomm.

[@Lumminere]

1st it is Epic Games,Now it is the US💀

[@dimitri187227]

From this lawsuit would it be good to upgrade to the iphone 16 later this year? I have a iphone 12 pro max currently. Hope the price comes down and they make a truly better phone this year from this lawsuit.

[@Hnz_000]

And who the hell would forgot the ridiculous $700 Imac wheels. LMAO🤦

[@malahammer]

"There's a law for that" Well played sir👏👏👏 (a play on "There's an App for that") 🤣

[@PuneethBedre]

As an Apple user, both iPhone and Mac, I absolutely love this. Yes, I love it. As much as much as I like their products, their services and costs have become a little too expensive!

[@_codegod]

A little? 😢 Way too expensive if you’re in India 🇮🇳. Just can’t afford M3 Max ever. I could instead but a small house land here.

[@PuneethBedre]

@@_codegod out of curiosity - What is the cost? Can you convert it to USD and post it here?

[@_codegod]

@@PuneethBedre 5480 USD for M3 Max (Maxed out) with 2 TB storage, 128 GB RAM, and 16” display. 8642 USD if storage is 8 TB.

[@HumanSagaVault]

THEY JUST REALIZED THIS NOW??? AFTER YEARS OF OBVIOUSLY MONOPOLISING? hahahaha

[@King_SPL]

can we do this for canadian telecom

[@Overdrivenn]

Here is the question: where is the money sued from apple going, back to the consumers? Or to the gvt so they pursue their agendas?

[@OverThink]

This should be pinned.

[@_icscata_]

Exactly, people don’t understand this….

[@storegga]

This.

[@Michael-ul7kv]

hopefully this covers their draconian repair policies as well

[@JustDisc]

It’s always nice buying a 100 dollar cord 😂

[@DavoMolina1]

This is simply beautiful

[@nsjx]

What's the real reason for this. Just listening to this stage act turns the stomach because there is always more to the story with gov interference

[@cristianflores1588]

Meanwhile the Apple Vision Pro is at $3500 😂😂😂

[@nicholasjones2413]

Yikes 😬 not to mention it goes up to $4000 for no good reason.

[@dominic7012]

Iʼve read that Apple has invested over $40 billion dollars in Vision Pro - the price of $3499 seems reasonable, it could have been higher.

[@gillianorley]

So what? Don’t buy one if you don’t like the price.

[@seanelias6478]

Were you expecting Apple Vision Pro for $299?

[@AndreRussell-yh4ko]

reasonable tf@@dominic7012

[@anvy1231]

Nice. Now the next I phone will come with a free charging block : /

[@RibbitTab]

Everyone hating on iPhones: Why don't you buy a different phone? It's not like there aren't any competitors out there: Google, Samsung, Motorola...

[@Undisputed_King]

Exactly lol

[@michaeldunham3385]

I don't own an iPhone never will

[@RibbitTab]

And that is your prerogative! @@michaeldunham3385

[@mohammedsiyam3148]

Exactly. Apple doesn’t point a gun at you and say buy my devices or die

[@lukask4021]

You missed the point, they control what goes inside once you purchase the phone.

[@CCP_Operative]

Their prices are largely controled by the fools that "pay monthly" for a phone they can't afford.

[@Tylerrl1664]

Stupid comment

[@tamalexpert9212]

Nah bro prices is controlled by apple

[@tamalexpert9212]

I’m sure these people you refer you give Apple the leverage to raise prices but it’s not your fellow consumers who are to blame

[@Gimli8621]

Usually people pay monthly via the carrier(Verizon, Tmobile, etc...) not Apple.

[@glumband]

I hate to tell you about mortgages...

[@mavberil.2059]

Check more large companies with consolidated websites after mergers to find anticompetitive barriers resulting inmonopolies or damage to competition.

[@MrNagasakii]

How is it a monopoly when people can freely buy whatever they want to buy? I don’t get it

[@virtueschan]

Apple nerfs their old iPhones so people will eventually upgrade. That means, they're manipulating the system so they can earn money.

[@kungfuscubabape953]

Absolutely true. Apple need to inovate

[@peterleung8372]

Sue the hell out of them

[@eklim2034]

Apple's bitten, Tim's cooked

[@siriusman6169]

Swordsmith

[@tentimetex]

Nice Haiku!

[@peterwan小P]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vervetech9395]

Based

[@romimi5730]

😂

[@SunGodNikaUsopp]

why now ?

[@valerymonneron9357]

What about anti repair monopoly.

[@abidnessman]

Its about time!!!

[@shikamaru012]

uuh isnt the green bubble/blue bubdlle kinda like native sms vs an actual app? soo what the issue? how bout just get another app?? i dont get it, other options are there.

[@Live_Free_2024]

lol....took them long enough to realise

[@mib910]

man, nobody forces people to buy apple products lol

[@Peter-mj6lz]

But you get pushed towards it with stuff like Apple Pay

[@xangurung]

It's not just about Consumers, it also affects developers and other companies. if you have an iPhone how would you pay? Apple pay is the only option. They say buy an Airpod, Apple watch if you have an iPhone because of the ecosystem. some functions/API are hidden from developers so they can't use that. They don't make apps for their accessories on Android/windows so if you have an Apple watch, Airpod then your next phone would obviously be iPhone.

[@lawsonhellu4718]

@@Peter-mj6lzYou definitely don’t.

[@Peter-mj6lz]

@@lawsonhellu4718Yes you do because it’s so convenient sure their are ways to avoid Apple Pay but they aren’t as convenient. I should know as I have an iPhone. And here in the uk I hear that other options line Samsung pay or Google pay don’t work as seamlessly as Apple Pay so it creates a monopoly in the mind as to what service to use to pay for stuff.

[@Peter-mj6lz]

Nobody forces people to buy smartphones but life is much less convenient with a smartphone because of how society is organised nowadays. I think the same applies to buying an iPhone and how you are automatically guided to use its services. With stuff like Google photos, from experience, it’s literally like just an app or website that it isn’t a big deal if you switch ecosystems but with iCloud it Apple photos, although you can still switch systems I bet I imagine it’s more complicated as i cloud wouldn’t work as seamlessly off the iPhone, I know that Apple photos don’t seamlessly work with my pc like it does on my iPhone.

[@abul1]

they also charge 200 USD for a 8 GB ram upgrade.

[@moisesbinzie]

hahahah this made my day

[@YouDaMAL]

they have also removed the ability to DIY adding more ram 😡

[@O-O.O-O]

So? Why can’t they? If someone buys it, it’s their own choice???

[@stellar783]

@@O-O.O-Othis mindset is the reason we can’t have nice things

[@RinzSach]

Exactly😂 looking at the new MacBook airs I assume. Your lucky over here it's 200 Stirling great British pounds even more!

[@NE_Pigeons]

Switched over from Android to Apple for the first time and I absolutely hate it. Going back to Android once my contract is over!

[@alfsid5610]

Yes sir, Yes. Thank you so much.

[@shigshug8581]

Welcome to American capitalism, don't even let me get started with the healthcare business...

[@TheYogesh7777]

same thing happened with Microsoft too,

[@emanuels4961]

more like health business care

[@straighttalk2069]

The healthcare business and pharmaceutical companies are in league with the devil. Pure evil money making machines.

[@Abdullah97484]

I know your health care is a horror show. Welcome to the land of the free though.

[@Wassup-Doc]

The United States government got the technology by reverse engineering crashed UFOs now they're unhappy because they don't have control of that technology or the money it's making

[@amynasir8413]

KZbin subscription as an apple costumer is way to expensive in compared to android user.

[@MersageSW]

The amount of people who own IPhone just to message loved ones is high. I know from personal experience.

[@classic_kennedy]

I've had my Huawei phone for about 4 years now. Battery still goes strong, camera still a joy to take photography with, fast and reliable ('ve dropped it a dozen times - never cracked).

[@orionstretch]

App creators been crying about this for years

[@Goku-ri3tl]

Yeah its a night mere creating Apps for Apple, is a total waste of time, the bugs they introduce each new iOS update totally brakes the Apps and you have to wait 1+ year to get fixed if ever gets fixed. If they allowed third parties companies to have full control of their export options to work 100% in Apple products the developers will have more options and they wouldn't have to wait for Apple to fix or no fix issues. For example Chrome on Apple is basically Safari skinned to look like Chrome.

[@_icscata_]

People create apps for money not for Apple. That’s why android market is full of 💩 apps and App Store doesn’t have this.

[@nicholasyoa86]

As a developer myself, I've always wanted to get into mobile development but it always stops at Apple. £100/year is insane just for a dev license, and that's excluding everything else. Third-party app stores would help so bloody much. No catch, just third-party app stores. How much more software they'd be for iOS there would be tons.

[@_icscata_]

@@nicholasyoa86 Tons of crap apps like Android market. No ty. 😜😜

[@luketarus2769]

This is how Apple is getting free marketing.

[@izzyhezz]

Okay, now do Ticketmaster!

[@LeveMeiALone]

Wow, the US govt waited for Apple to get to iPhone 15 before you got the balls to do something, or the apple just got delayed with their cheque 😂

[@joecandy6490]

Apple messaging… we are being exploited by apple…. If only we had something like sms text, whatsapp, email and god knows how many other ways of messaging 😂

[@lawsonhellu4718]

You’re acting like apple is a communist country that you can never leave. It’s so easy to switch.

[@samsurleau]

"There's a law for that." 😂 Well said, DOJ.

[@riomendoza1111]

I dont think people caught on to that lol. "Theres an app for that" Nah "Theres a law for that"

[@veiwtationtv5987]

What about the tax that Apple is avoiding?

[@virtueschan]

They always have been, how did they not see that so sooner?

[@adonaitsebaioth1988]

They just want a cut that's all

[@leomajor88]

Great! Now enforce the antitrust laws for United Healthcare against the entire healthcare industry.

[@gauravsvids]

Upvote to revolt against the healthcare industry

[@MrDavidgalvez09]

Don’t forget insurance companies!

[@straighttalk2069]

The pharmaceutical companies have invented a drug for everything and some drugs exist just to cure the side effects of the other drugs and Joe public has to pay through the nose.

[@AKZboy2]

Yeah that won’t happen. Not as long as the politicians in DC are in bed with Big Pharma.

[@uptone12111]

Yesssssss!❤

[@BellaNeutella]

Ok cool. But what about luxury designers? And their ridiculous prices for products?

[@MemeCommand]

now they have to do this to blackrock and vanguard

[@qinisela]

This man definitely knows what he is talking about

[@eattherich9215]

Unlike the Apple fanboys in this comments' section.

[@funscapeuganda8433]

Yeah he definitely knows what he is reading bro

[@seiji-kun9488]

He better do. He's USAs Attorney General

[@fmax3000]

As a computer engineer who loves tech and eats them for breakfast, this clown know zero about tech, and how they work, so is any naive clapping for him. I have zero Apple shares and I’m so pissed off with Apple pricing, Cook’s prioritising shareholders above customers, but the BS he brought has no merit. He missed just points and moaned like a child about stuff any private company definitely has complete rights to. For example, Apple making their devices hard to be repeated and force certain ways for parts is a valid point, but raising a lawsuit against a shop for pricing its product the way it sees fit is totally dumb. Especially when there are other options out there and nobody is forcing people to buy  it’s a mutual deal. You either take it or leave it, it’s not like it’s the only option and you’re gonna die if you don’t buy an iPhone! This can’t be more stupid and silly than this. Another is, when I have a shop and I allow you to present your product on my shelves, I am the one who decodes at which price. Not you, not a 3rd party and not the gov or a stupid person like this. It’s my shop. You can use other shops or your own if you don’t agree on my price. And I don’t even have to declare my reasons. What the hell is going on with this f*coed up world, leaving priorities and going after minor stuff. Double standards. Invading and allowing killing of innocents, leaving healthcare mafia, backing pharmaceutical criminals and running after a phone manufacturer to implement justice and fix the world, because this is gonna feed the poor, solve our money printing and trillions of loans, economy and other problems. If you’re smart, you would know why this is happening. They are broke like the EU, and instead of solving their problems and corruption, they prefer to be pirates and rob successful business to take ransoms. That’s how we’re gonna beat, Chinese companies and keep our businesses home! Politicians = thieves. And now they add stupidity to the resume.

[@CJKisame]

And you cant use bluetooth in sending one photo lol

[@AndrewEnglish-pf3nm]

I mean.. wow!

[@alexlee6247]

whoever wrote the teleprompt script for this did a really good job. Just wonder how apple will respond

[@obamtl]

Apple will happily spend a billion dollars on lawyers to bury the DoJ in litigation.

[@awkwardllama0509]

Looks like Apple forgot to pay this month's bribe

[@orderla8877]

Hehe

[@Jsarson1976]

Yep

[@markferrertube]

It sounds like he is describing a government lol

[@kspades2530]

Legit. It's alla them. But I do like at least it might inspire change in st least that real of corruptness lol