US sues Apple in landmark iPhone monopoly lawsuit

US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the federal government is filing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. #CNN #News

[@maustydragonslayer]

Great, now let's do Amazon and Walmart for forcing us to subsidize their workforce.

[@kevinba7981]

Just don’t apply there

[@bongkey2210]

@@kevinba7981 You don't even need to apply there to see the effects that those two companies have had on mom and pop retailers. If Amazon and Walmart had their way, they'd force their workers to live in company towns and do all their shopping in the company store, and pay their employees in company vouchers to buy things from its stores.

[@nodak81]

@@kevinba7981Miss the point much? lol

[@sionbarzad5371]

@@nodak81 big corp love these kind of idiots who dont understand much yet are always so so quick to jump to their defense.

[@jimmyjames6487]

​@sionbarzad5371 kind of like you and Biden

[@craig9911]

wow, who caught the line "There's a law for that." Merrick Garland trolling Apple's "There's an app for that"

[@1964mcqueen]

I didn't catch it at the time, but ya, Brilliant.🤣

[@JackIsNotInTheBox]

old man still got it

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - Pegasus Hacks into iOS,Android - Apple,Google design iOS,Android - Apple,Google If leave door open,don't fix - Apple,Google are Not Complicit or Criminal?

[@MfBadass]

Mockingbird media cult member certified 😂

[@angeloarco_Oandasan]

Brilliant! There’s a Law for That!

[@nursevee86]

Now do the pharmaceutical companies.

[@vickischneider8368]

Big time!

[@AndrewHanson-rl9in]

They won't because of lobbying

[@YouDieLin]

WHO : we don't do that here

[@Mawyou]

But there's no one single pharmaceutical company that could be accused of being a monopoly. It's a problem with the entire industry. But there doesn't appear to be a law to fix it.

[@deebee4575]

Never gonna happen as the DNC is in bed with big pharmaceutical.

[@sithe0]

Ok I completely agree, now can you please go after the pharmaceutical companies?

[@Azuria969]

never enough right? like a good rat

[@humbleindian6303]

too little too late , apple has been doing this since inception

[@RayDunn-pm8cx]

And stopping repair of their products. We need "Right-to-Repair" legislation! Stop putting devices into any electronics that keep YOUR device from being repaired!

[@chrisbenefield9963]

Right, they should be forced to have replaceable batteries. Instead they build it into the phone so the phones have to be taken apart to access the battery.

[@brooklynnchick]

Love your idea of right to repair! ❤

[@Tekukuno]

I live in Europe, and our country requires every seller to give a 2-year unconditional warranty on everything, so we don't pay for AppleCare and if anything goes wrong in the first 2 years they have to fix or replace for free. And they do. I've had to use their repair service a couple of times. Apple charges a lot for AppleCare in the US and elsewhere. I'm glad we don't have to pay extra for it.

[@rayRay-pw6gz]

As an Apple product person. The reason we buy Apple products is because they are the best for OUR type of use. Steve Jobs was the leading cause of the Apple closed system. We pay at least 200% more for an Apple product. As far as the battery and memory, it would be nice to be able to change. But not open up the system to allow product degrading.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel1316]

@@chrisbenefield9963pretty sure it’s built into the phone for quality purposes, there are 0 quality water resistant phones that have a non-technically replaced battery.

[@steve7814]

Lack of right to repair is part of their monopoly sales strategy too!!!!!

[@routiesero5632]

Isn't the European Union going after that?

[@Theaksten]

Ever tried to repair a Google phone? The 60+ dust and water proofing guarantee that repairs are much more expensive. I got a Fairphone 4 through Murena. You can replace all parts yourself with just a screwdriver and KZbin. :)

[@CNyabera]

​@Theaksten dude with Iphones are shitb

[@mikewilliams5803]

Iphone 10 broke after 1 yr,only option was to buy another iPhone apple store said. Not able to repair. Been a happy Android user ever since.. largest e-waste company ever

[@antman7673]

In 8 year I haven’t once broken my phone screen. The devices have gotten more durable as well. Part of it is also the care for your own devices. I had friends, that had their 12th phone, when it was the 6th generation. Dropping it the toilet, letting it fall on the floor. Also take responsibility for your own actions.

[@PsychItsMike]

"Not making their products better", facts! Nothing ever seems to be better but costs more

[@jon_byler]

The phone I have now is faster, battery lasts longer, has cord free charging… camera order of magnitude better, more storage… all way better than the 5 year old one I replaced.

[@Harout.Joulakian]

seriously?

[@vlone323]

That's not the point, the point is that Apple's monopoly forces users who don't use the brand to buy iPhone, for example if you with an IPhone try to communicate with someone who uses Android, Apple PURPOSELY does not encrypt this communication ​@@jon_byler

[@ricianobommel4298]

​@@jon_byler Apple is overpriced and force you to buy a new phone because they make they're old phones slow and lag, because they want you to buy a new iphone, Who is buying a $4000 Vr Set called the apple vision pro, Android is the better choice because you get freedom

[@ricianobommel4298]

​@@jon_bylerBuy a different brand, like Samsung is the best smartphone brand worldwide The S24 series is the better choice, the ecosystem from samsung is good, everything in your house can be bought from samsung and can be connected to each other, Your Samsung Refrigerator can talk and take a screenshot and your Samsung Toaster can take photos, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is the king of Smartphones, Google it and even Google put the S24 series as the overal top 1 best phone in the world

[@AndrewMcLain1993]

Apple must have refused to unlock a phone for the feds again…

[@Chris-vw3zf]

The feds don’t need Apple to give them access to a phone lol. They also have their own cyber folks

[@LETSGOGOLFING-djKhaled]

apple doesn't do that, they have their own tech just for unlocking iphones

[@Turnup_God]

Must be in denial lol 🐑

[@tonyottoway8648]

​@@Turnup_God you must be a sheep if you think the government cant access it without apples help 😂

[@davidnewman_pro]

@@LETSGOGOLFING-djKhaled that tech is not guaranteed to work.

[@anlata9999]

people paying for overpriced iphones every year is crazy

[@mhsmhs3190]

Pick a different brand.

[@rcash3625]

People don’t. They trade in the old one a get a huge discount on the newer model.

[@zezoo2107]

The ultra is literally more than a iPhone

[@Ptolemy336VV]

​@@zezoo2107 and way better

[@killatortilla8276]

@@zezoo2107what’s the ultra? An iPhone model? If so then my iPhone 10 can do the same job as the next 5 models lol apple consumers are super lame

[@IcariumGaming]

I am curious how many members of Congress and the Senate sold their apple stock yesterday.

[@onYaFace2023]

lol

[@papatoad6654]

I would recon, all of them

[@PleaseTakeNote]

Not much, the stock price hardly budged

[@zhadoomzx]

None... they expect Apple to buy them, so then can make laws that prevent this.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

They get reimbursed by the cash they pull out of Apple's pockets - where do you think that money will go? The Biden Family Foundation will be happy for "the donations" from Apple he villain.

[@thehigherpriestess1212]

He spoke 100% facts. The struggle of sending a video to a none iPhone user is real😒

[@jacobpurvis1482]

This is the only reason I have snap chat. Is so I can receive videos from apple user.

[@nastynate8585]

We worried about the price of cell phones but not prescription medications? What the actual fuck man.

[@Juntahh]

They are Democrats brother.

[@Markusbarkus111]

Why is it a zero sum game lol, everyone needs a phone any big companies being brought to court by our government is a good thing. It shows companies there are consequences

[@Ricodell89]

Like bruh said fuk this nonsense 💯

[@christinepadilla6566]

Most probably they want something from apple and was denied. Sounds blackmailing to me. Apple doing this for decades why now? 🤔

[@davidlefranc6240]

One thing at a time its gonna come one day !

[@gosnooky]

As a developer, I've been waiting TEN YEARS for this to happen to Apple.

[@zachtos2]

SAME here, hate developing apps that connect to hardware, a total nightmare vs. android.

[@Cali-ml8bk]

@@LockBresnarKymusexactly …

[@johnrichardson3297]

I Prefer only using ITunes for managing my playlists; in that regard I tried Samsung for the same thing during early iPhones and turned my Samsung phone that week. I don’t want to deal with bugs… Apple IOS is comparative to Linux (I just don’t remember which OS closely resembles from its early days. This US Congress/Attorney is a dunce. I bet this is conservative/ republican based bias.

[@kalen8693]

​@LockBresnarKymus that's not the same switch and ps5 have similar quality with each other. Apple forces inequality to make more money.

[@RcKrazy420]

@@johnrichardson3297 yeah Samsung sucks. Don't let that deter you from Android though. There are plenty other better phones out there... Hey, if you want to keep paying for the exact same phone with just a different number behind it every year go for it

[@jamesspicuzza1812]

Dude said "but there's a law for that" 😂💀

[@jimmyjames6487]

Der her her yea, we have ears dude.

[@Balognamanforya]

​@jimmyjames6487 it's a joke, one of apples mottos is "there's a app for that" he's quoting it cause it's a slap in apples face 😂

[@jimmyjames6487]

@@Balognamanforya gee yea Der, I guess you're the only one that was smart enough to figure that out. I guess in your mind, you're the smartest guy in the world by stating the obvious.

[@Balognamanforya]

@@jimmyjames6487 god damn, you must be having a real s--t day to be this sarcastic

[@jimmyjames6487]

@Balognamanforya maybe next, you guys can inform us dummies on how breathing works. Is it in then out or out, then in? You know, because you're the only one that gets it.

[@user-gz2cr4hl1d]

if they cared about anti competitive conduct then why do they allow disney to own everything

[@nataliehelferty1438]

User is a Spirit of an Evil Spirit. God owns and runs Disney.

[@PuppyNutter3]

Elimination of 3rd party repairs, the abusive tactics of not releasing full data when customer switches to a different cell phone outside of Apple, the refusal of repair forcing sale of new replacement, all issues that are unacceptable.

[@cyriljuniordim9777]

Me watching on my iPhone: 👁️👄👁️

[@lissaldana9768]

😂😂 Me too

[@ItsSquallyWally]

😂😂😂

[@drmanhattan6490]

Same 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yourtrunkrattles4398]

Lol me finna facetime and smoke with my girlfriend over FaceTime 😂

[@akeem2752]

That's about to be me watching my apple stocks tomorrow 😂😂😂😅😅😮😮😮😢😢😢🫠🫠🫠

[@Runconna]

It seems like the US government lets things go unchecked unless the EU cracks down first.

[@bongkey2210]

The EU are the beta testers for this type of stuff.

[@Joey-ct8bm]

@@bongkey2210 We don't have skin in the game in Europe. These companies like Apple don't pay any profit tax in Europe. Apple factories aren't in Europe either. They are selling rent free in Europe.

[@geebster.]

@@Joey-ct8bm Europe has stronger consumer protections though. It isnt simply about profit (and its not like Apple pays their share of tax anyways). In the US you can be fired for taking a week off after giving birth. In many states you can be refused a job or fired for being gay. You can be paid below minimum wage in many states and given no benefits whatsoever even if you work full time. The complete lack of government efforts to protect people makes people less free, not moreso (which is what most Americans think).

[@amardeepsanghera5339]

Unless it’s FIFA … USA went after them , no European institution did

[@PROBLUM79]

Im not too familiar with EU politics but i can almost guarantee that they are not bought and paid for to the extent that U.S. poilticians are... politicians in the U.S. legalized bribery for themselves its called citizens united and it is an absolute farce

[@maddadbricks]

They thought they'd fooled us by adopting USB-C 😂

[@retrohipster1060]

The only reason they adopted USBC was because the EU forced it. 😅 They lobbied really hard against it.

[@EAGODFATH3R]

I’d love to see how many government officials sold their Apple stocks before this

[@nataliehelferty1438]

Stock Markets are Antichrist as Racketeering. There is no Apple Stock or Stock Market.

[@hdcomputerkeith]

not only sold it, but bought Puts on apple and make money on the way down too.

[@TeraJohnson-nv2sp]

Finally, we have far too many monopolies in this country.

[@stephensmith3928]

Is it a monopoly when there are more android phones in the world than i-phones

[@janejones8672]

I agree

[@robdiesel1579]

@stephensmith3928 Android is an operating system... Multiple manufacturers make phones and tablets running the operating system. Google, Android's creator, hasn't done anything to hinder its software from communicating with competitors' software. There are more total Android phones, but no single manufacturer corners the market or handicaps competition.

[@teduardomartinique7039]

Apple does not have a monopoly on smart phones. People Do have a choice. It's called Android. I'm using one right now to type this. Been using an Android for years - very satisfied with it. The Government needs to leave business alone, and get back to solving the problems we elect them for.

[@teduardomartinique7039]

@robdiesel1579 I agree with you 110 percent.

[@markmuller7962]

*Right to Change the Battery*

[@jck7986]

Right to (fast) charge the battery as well ! Apple is just a terrible company…

[@Aaron-wg6ft]

One of the reasons I ditched Apple. They don't sell OEM parts direct to consumer or to independent repair, but you can get perfectly good iFixit batteries, and that has worked for me. Now, Apple is closing even this door by having a code lock mechanism that will prevent the phone from working with an unauthorized replacement. If you think about it, they have no incentive to allow independent repair or to allow people to extend the life of their phones. All that does is cut into their revenue stream of new phone sales.

[@god6384]

@@Aaron-wg6ft they just want clueless dumb women to spend 1000's of $ on a new phone when their previous 1000$ phone breaks or lags. They don't want you to "repair" the iphone for 100$ no they want you to spend another 1000$. I have a rule when I buy a smartphone: no smarthpone I buy will be above 300$ MAX. My last phone is a samsung A14 for 200€. Bought it during black friday. It has 5g, 128gb, a big screen,... Do you really need anything more then that? Never had any problem with it I can't for the life of me think why would anyone spend more then 200€ if you can already get what I got for my phone

[@goneghosted]

@@jck7986you can fast charge the battery??? No one is limited that other than the charger YOU purchase?

[@dzibanart8521]

Uff that would be a great move, in fact, let's step it up a notch, Right to Repair, one should have the right to repair their phone at any repair shop.

[@SteveBueche1027]

This is the first time in a long time CNN reported actual factual news. I’m shocked.

[@astrayecho]

Ok but why did it take so long to even do this? They've been this way for decades now.

[@sadhsingh]

It also takes years and years to build a credible case.

[@BlueTsunami.2024]

Wish Merrick Garland was this diligent with prosecuting Gym Jordan. And a few others in the house. 😂

[@PedoPeter66646]

Mockingbird media cult member certified 😂

[@MfBadass]

Mockingbird media cult member certified 🤡

[@MfBadass]

Mockingbird media cult member certified 🤡

[@tomstaniech9233]

Republican Traitors

[@INVESTIGATOR_AMERICAN]

10 % big man and coke in white house yeah I know

[@jumpybog8112]

Why aren’t we going after insurance companies and all these other companies that are clearly becoming monopolized even the banking system is becoming monopolized

[@Q-154]

“We?” Who’s “we?” “THEY” don’t go after banks because “they” benefit from it. They don’t get anything useful from Apple so they ignore what helps them.

[@YuckFou0x0FFFF]

Thank you!!! It is all a show. "Let's pretend to fix a problem and ignore the elephant in the room"

[@Mawyou]

@@YuckFou0x0FFFF Those are not yet monopolites to the same extent as Apple. There are quite a few banks and insurance companies ou there. In the smartphone market, there is really only Apple and and Android. But Android works on any non-Apple phone.

[@YuckFou0x0FFFF]

@@MawyouRight. It's not Android v Apple. It's every other telecommunications company in the cellphone market V Apple. Android is just an open source OS that's used in many different devices outside of the smartphone market because of it's versatility and compatibility. It's become somewhat of a global standard, like USB. At the end of the day, I don't really see a problem with that. If someone wants to introduce a better open source OS into the market, they're more than welcome to.

[@YuckFou0x0FFFF]

@@Mawyou The main thing that upsets me is bro I can't afford to eat what I want, buy a house or even have kids but work 2 jobs!! I can't even afford to go to the doctor and get a health check-up, can't afford health insurance either. WTF do I care about Apple???? At least stop taking 30% of my income so I have some breathing room. But no, they need their "fair share". My ass. I'd rather see these billionaires stuff 500m under their mattress every year than give it to the government right now. They don't deserve it.

[@nestorfreytes5508]

“Less innovation” felt that in my soul

[@cochella4118]

When they released the most innovative glasses and innovation in cameras

[@franciscogomes9844]

Only the American government would be more worried about iPhone prices than their broken and predatory pharmaceutical industry 😂

[@chrispbeats]

👆👆 this

[@3rdmin1st3r]

Monopolies are not a good thing. Now work on those grocery and meat monopolies.

[@markpoidvin5382]

Here here!!! And dozens of others. Consumer prices are way too high because private equity consolidates everything. It's full out of control. And in addition to dropping the hammer on these companies , it will also require a major recession to reset and reprice things to their actual value.

[@Madame702]

No they have to work on the Big Banks and Media companies. That what they have break up.

[@3rdmin1st3r]

@@Madame702 true but media outlets aren’t price gouging you to death for a case of Pepsi though

[@gardencookeat22]

They stopped Kroger from buying Albertsons grocer for that reason. That's a start.

[@3rdmin1st3r]

@@gardencookeat22 👍🏻 yes

[@stevejoseph1664]

Finally the US is responding to how Apple does business.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - When Governed by Politicians - Who justify Starvation,Death Camps,Gassing/White Phosphorus,Pogroms,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Governed by Righteous or Satanic?

[@blist14ant]

Don't be naive. This is how the democratic party extorts businesses for money.😂😂😂

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings HAIL SATAN! Now... wtf were you talking about? You make no sense. We're talking about Apple here.

[@MissingScaffolding]

I won a disability discrimination case against them. Little people have been trying to fight them but we’re grateful to see big gov going after them now. They ruined my life and are still surveilling, hacking, harassing. At least Tim Cook knows who I am. 😅

[@ilovetech8341]

and what about all the other monopolies? apple is the least monopoly like compared to other big tecj

[@albertomendoza5142]

Walmart. Amazon. Food. Corporate. Are. Monopoly

[@tripyramidpictures9224]

Somebody needs to also sue them for creating updates on Apple computers that make it hard for people who have older Apple computers to view their photos if they are outdated.

[@transylvanianite3391]

The investigation should look into every device and app and service across the board of Apple in case something is missed from a coverup

[@Pghmade412]

Now if Apple just gave the government a slice of the extra profits they would never of came out and said this

[@LuigiL75]

Correct!

[@Bluntburnatr888]

They’re mad it’s made in china😂😂😂

[@Pghmade412]

@@Bluntburnatr888 good point

[@ryanbrankin225]

And if they allowed the CIA to put evidence on their enemies computers and phone

[@G2GRENTALS]

💯

[@robertk3016]

How can the government sue anyone for a monopoly when we all have monopoly money in our pockets? 😂

[@elcemuziq8514]

Yo, that’s extremely funny..

[@frogdog3600]

What

[@420247paul]

hAaAa GoTeM

[@stant2282]

lol

[@BetaProductionz]

Debasing the currency isn’t a crime when the government does it!

[@rahrjiyanin8072]

I am glad to hear this! I agree with all said.

[@joehovanec1985]

Tim Apple is not going to like this.

[@robloxdude-kg4lb]

LMAO only the OGs get that Trump said this

[@nomore6167]

@@robloxdude-kg4lb "LMAO only the OGs get that Trump said this" - To be fair to the people who don't remember that (but honestly, how could you not), Trump said so many stupid and wrong things that it's impossible to remember all of them. You could make a mini-series compiling all of the video clips, and readings of all of his insane rants, in which he said something stupid or just plain wrong.

[@iricandescence]

😂

[@phajeb001]

Apple stocks going to take a hit after this!

[@robloxdude-kg4lb]

@@nomore6167 I mean your not wrong but at the same time, have you tried watching one of Biden's speeches? The dude can't even talk anymore and needs a teleprompter when he's supposed to be a world leader.

[@PruneNut]

That “There’s a law for that” line was VICIOUS! 😂

[@derekfaneros6214]

see how passionate this argument is, he’s not even reading off a paper

[@bladeofmiquella1887]

There's a prompter in front of him lols

[@kevobangz1751]

Now go after Walmart! Im so tired of feeling like I have to shop there.

[@I_NoahGuy]

Dude you can literally shop anywhere else

[@AngelaShawWestoven]

Go after the food industry next for price gouging.

[@onikin]

One of the most competitive industries in the US? They aren't colluding.

[@jockaud]

And housing!

[@daxzim9874]

The food industry is one of the lowest margins businesses in the world😂🤦‍♂️

[@ScootZMedia]

Amen yea this is stupid distraction. Which they wont do anything about. They said the same about google. Ur right what about this rapid inflation?

[@transylvanianite3391]

home purchases doubled, for example a $220, 000 home before the pandemic in year 2020 went up to $410, 000. Most of the price increase is contributed by Monopoly Landgrabbers Investment companies, which now own 80% of the housing market, which is why you find most of the housing in the U.S. is Apartment Rental market instead of home ownership. Most of the middle class can't afford to buy a home, so they rent. This forces the average citizen into a slave society, because without a home which is the primary source of survival for shelter, next is food, you're never guaranteed a place to live. Apartments are owned by someone else. The pandemic was just a lame excuse to price gouge on the consumer market, along with food. Hopefully, antitrust laws will catchup with the housing market as well

[@leagueofotters2774]

Merrick Goblin: “Apple missed a payment”

[@prameetkotakofficial]

😂😂😂

[@BlackandWhitecustoms]

No they just looking for more Ukranian money 😅

[@jasonbeaudry489]

I think the government should be concentrating on the impact that the new car headlights have been increasingly more and more blinding at night time, seems ridiculous to me that no one is controlling that!!! I'm 47 and I can't even drive at night anymore, my eyes are too sensitive to these LED headlights.

[@samychabouh1238]

Dude I’m 28 with 20/20 vision and I’ve thought the same thing. People will drive by me and I’ll flash my lights so they dim them and then they turn on their brights and I can’t believe how bright their normal lights are.

[@edb3255]

my gosh, someone with my exact same problem...

[@wes2393]

I drive on the highway at night heading home from work. I’ve gotten to the point where I flip my mirrors towards the rear car if someone gets too close with those sunbeam headlights. They usually back off.

[@AmberSantana-is3dq]

You ppl are whining how about you go cry in a corner

[@n10tan1gam1]

I have always felt something was off these past few years! I don’t know it was real

[@user-pl4nx2bt5u]

Thank you! Long time coming.

[@mattiaslinden]

I’ve had iPhone since the beginning and I welcome this.

[@James_Knott]

My condolences. 🙂

[@skankhunt420]

Closed mind

[@Music73777]

I’ve been using iPhones since the second iteration and feel the same. I’ve tried, and had people close to me with android phones. They’ve always seemed much more buggy and susceptible to malware. So I have somewhat of a love hate with Apple. In my experience their phones and computers have been the most solid performaning, but I’m growing tired of their business practices.

[@hgbugalou]

Folks like you have the most reason to welcome this. You are very much locked into the ecosystem and switching to Android is far harder for you with money invested.

[@shiftymcgee9359]

I love my MacBook, but hate my iPhone. Stuck with iPhone even though I want a Google Pixel for photos. MacBook won’t function as well with an Android phone and I would know. I had a Samsung Galaxy. Photo order and transfers would get scrambled.

[@salventi5665]

Thanks Merrick. Now what about the food industry monopolies. Virtually no competition forcing us to pay insane prices for groceries.

[@hgbugalou]

Two wrongs do not make a right? You cannot address all the problems in the world all at once.

[@redstarchrille]

@@hgbugalou But... im hungry now!

[@jessemacias2]

It’s true, we have/must buy/eat food in order to survive. No one forces us to buy Apple products.

[@firstnamelastname9918]

@@redstarchrille lmao!

[@transylvanianite3391]

Exactly, survival goods are water, food and housing and each of those industries ( except water maybe) has been subjected to price gouging by the Criminal Corporations. Housing prices have doubled in two years. The industries are criminals and colluding together via price-fixing "At Will" against home buyers

[@allisonobrien2106]

Gov sueing companies is a sign of economic distress. They have to come up with money somewhere.

[@TJ-nr9cg]

Maybe Apple has just been screwing everyone for too long? Ya think?

[@jon_byler]

All of the US dollars in the world exist because the FEDS spent them into existence. They don’t need to raise money by suing companies.

[@hdcomputerkeith]

that's what am thinking too

[@TySchmidt]

Don't forget removing the headphone jack right after the launch Airpods to boost sales, proprietary lightning cables for the last 10 years even though they're 10x slower than USB C was, launching a repair program for users but then charging 2/3 the price of a new iPhone for the parts, disabling key features like Face ID if you change unrelated parts like the battery in a repair center other than Apples's, etc.

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

All monopolies should be forbidden.

[@bongkey2210]

They are... it just takes a DOJ and SEC with testicular fortitude to go after them...but since the majority of politicians are in the pockets of the corporations, that fortitude hasn't really been there

[@blist14ant]

​@@bongkey2210the democratic party is just trying to extort these businesses for their own wallets and campaign funds😂😂😂. Apple didn't pay up.😂😂😂

[@WarMonkeyPlays]

@@blist14ant Even if that were true, I would _still_ fully support this move for completely unrelated reasons.

[@bruxi78230]

Hey Genius Minimus, how can Apple be a monopoly with only 20% of the world market? Simple answer, they can't. Merrick Garland one of the worst Atty Generals ever, slow walked the Trump investigation. Now wasting time with cases he won't come close to winning.

[@redstarchrille]

@@blist14ant Kid.. the money goes' to the goverment and then back to serve the people. Not peoples pocket, as in how it works in Russia...

[@shalalameowmeow3601]

its about time the government does something about these corporate monopolys

[@2LitTV420]

Out of all the company’s apple is farther from a monopoly then a bunch of others I can think of food company’s bill gates Amazon list goes on don’t like apple don’t buy apple

[@shalalameowmeow3601]

@@2LitTV420 I think they made a pretty good case imo. Just on the basis of apple making iPhones not work good with android phones messaging them alone is monopolistic

[@abdullah.alomari]

Nah they just broke and wants money 💰

[@SuperDarthLink]

@@2LitTV420I think it’s because of the value the company is at, I think it’s more valuable then Amazon, I dunno for sure and am to lazy to look it up right now 😅

[@tuxtitan780]

​@2LitTV420 it's definitely a good first. First apple, then Amazon, hopefully

[@mydistrust]

Planned obsolescence needs to be addressed, in EVERY MARKET!

[@six8415]

Getting rid of the lightning port was a practice run.

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

Good start. How about cable company monopolies? Why do all of us have only one local cable provider choice?

[@jimmyjames6487]

Get a dish

[@my_RS4]

Try KZbin TV, changed my life

[@hgbugalou]

Too late for that honestly with fiber networks going up everywhere.

[@joshea7023]

I switched from Cox cable to AT&T fiber best decision I ever made.👍

[@jeffs6090]

Many neighborhoods only have one cable running underground, and that cable is owned by the company that placed it. A municipality may have several cable companies for the area, but you can't choose the one you want. It's chosen for you by the house/neighborhood you move into. Now, it's becoming less and less of an issue for many due to all the streaming, fiber, and satellite options available.

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

I love how the EU and US are both cracking down on Apple.

[@bigchills7194]

Yes. Somehow Apple pissed someone "BIG" off.😮

[@evacody1249]

Apple: we use lighting. Android: we have USBC.

[@scotmark]

Always too little too late.

[@ghostfarts_]

as they should

[@Clutch4IceCream]

Nah fuck that, I don’t want third party software being used to track my every last step. This is a cause of apple telling the feds to go fuck themselves without a warrant and even then offloaded the users data to avoid having to give it to the government.

[@JDG.RealEstate]

They go after a phone? That’s the least of our problem! Go after pharmaceuticals! Go after insurance companies!!!

[@josechomali]

Now we should sue Nintendo too for not allowing us to play Mario games in PlayStation!

[@greylatern]

Dude, not the same at all. This is serious shit. Using your example, This would be the equivalent of Nintendo highjacking your TV and sabotaging the quailty and proformance of any other system that gets plugged it to it. Game crashing bugs etc..unless they gave Nintendo a cut of thier profits. Also intintially slowing down your internet on any other device but your Nintendo, so you think Nintendo is better. Basically White Collar Mobsters.

[@christopherlabombard1017]

I'm so happy the government is doing their job here. this is a massive win for consumers and other businesses in the US. I'm proud of my country for once.

[@AutoCorrected]

No it’s not. You punish a company for being good at making money? Using any apple product is a choice. Government shouldn’t step in and hinder businesses that are profitable.

[@alexts94]

@@AutoCorrectedHow's that boot taste?

[@nyxkilla9955]

Bring back Huawei

[@JB23669]

@@AutoCorrectedlemme get you some knee pads you can use with Tim Cook

[@rbridgess286]

you are a fool there trying to open up privacy and thats it

[@theGoogol]

Next up : Google with their anti-adblock practises

[@Sam_357]

Wow, this has to be one of the biggest "told you so" moments in history

[@BlackDog1247]

We care more about tech costs instead of medical costs. Wow.

[@nassau3468]

If only he had felt so strongly about someone Inciting an insurrection in an attempt to end democracy, or stealing US nuclear secrets.

[@mattr1554]

Biden is in the process of ending Democracy. Or have you not been paying attention. That POS has done everything in his geriatric power to dismantle the Constitution and this Nation.

[@maplebones]

Your glass half empty ?

[@Krismak2003]

Ahh, but it's fine when Biden does it because he's "to old for prosecution"

[@Pete-da-peter]

For those who don't understand. Imagine KZbin have its own cellphone, and demand unless you have a KZbin phone. You can't watch 1080p video

[@Metryingatlife]

Google also has monopoly that’s why they can charge premium for no ads on on KZbin 😢

[@TheMatter-xd1ts]

well now you have to pay for it so

[@user-zu5do6ri6r]

I watch KZbin without ads by using an ad blocker.

[@1DigitalFlow]

bullshit, any single device company that offered what consumers ACTUALLY didnt want wouldn't have 60% of the market. your scenario would open up KZbin to new competitors that had higher res videos.

[@PortCityBalrog]

​@@Metryingatlife That's not what a monopoly is. The ads generate profit for KZbin and the content creators your watching, of course you have to pay for premium..

[@BAASAVLOGG]

Absolutely

[@MindsEntropy]

are they doing this because apple is allegedly a company that doesn’t sell your data

[@cheazarjr]

This lawsuit is long overdue.

[@francisbacon7738]

Garland has let the country down in regards to Trump and saving democracy.

[@frankcarson358]

exactly - trying to save face by going after Apple -

[@theREALsum]

He has other people working on Trump. He's trying not to interfere in that to avoid looking political. I still fault him though for getting Jack Smith so late in the game. That should have been done on day 1.

[@karanpatel7815]

He can't prosecute Trump, it would be a conflict on interest

[@user-hq6hc1eb2b]

Hopefully Trump fires him on day one, he learns the term "The wheels of justice turn slowly" is absolutely worthless

[@user-hq6hc1eb2b]

​@@theREALsumhe waited 2 years to allow everyone to investigate, because he wanted to look clean and impartial, just like Comey, history will remember them both as worthless dufuses that fked everything, I hope their kids hate them

[@_Per_Aspera_Ad_Astra_]

absolutely correct, way too expensive and no real support ! 🥵

[@TheRoyalGroupMen]

So I was forced to get an iPhone working in business

[@jjbobowski]

Tim Apple isn’t going to be happy about this.

[@riclocke1093]

"Tim Apple" was horrified that that imbecile was running a country.

[@timfuscaldo3024]

Who is Tim Apple?

[@jmarino715]

@@timfuscaldo3024 It's Yo Mama's second cousin, thrice removed. Some say that he's his own grandpa...

[@simonsancartier7417]

​@@timfuscaldo3024Apple's CEO according to Donald Trump

[@Skeletoncross]

Tim Cook???

[@Mozokuni]

As a former Apple employee, I’ve been saying this forever.

[@bruxi78230]

What have you been saying?

[@michaelrfx7]

There’s a Law for that!

[@IDOHAVE]

to whom ???

[@st0rmchild]

Retail doesn't count.

[@mavcomonster313]

Isn’t it a choice if you want an apple product? I have never been forced to buy their products.

[@seanfaherty]

now for Amazon and the oil companies

[@hgbugalou]

Neither are innocent but neither are violating antitrust.

[@onikin]

​@@hgbugalouthere's good arguments for Amazon doing so, especially with their Marketplace, but you're right that the oil industry is very diverse and competitive

[@seanfaherty]

you don't think there is some collusion ? Like the documents exposing the cover up of the oil companies' knowledge of Green house gases and the problems they cause are not enough ? Not to mention price fixing in more than one market ? Amazon using predatory business practices against it's own affiliated sellers is not enough ? I'm guessing you work for a bank. @@hgbugalou

[@seanfaherty]

Price fixing is a violation of anti-trust. I'm not going through the paper work for you this morning. You'll find it if you look. @@hgbugalou

[@officialsprzy]

Won’t Happen the government will protect their friends

[@antoniovera6484]

The Presidential elections are a monopoly, we have 31 flavors of ice cream and coffee but only 2 presidents to choose from 🤦

[@Sirshort123]

Aren't there more important things the government should be working on? 😒

[@Mr_Xplays]

Facts

[@thesunflowchannel1995]

Apple has paid less taxes than I did

[@Desertpunk1986]

Bahahaha, no the fuck you didnt. Lmao.

[@thatwhitegti]

@@Desertpunk1986it’s true, you pay for their taxes check your contract

[@Kennypeagler]

You paid more than $17 billion in taxes, which is what Apple paid?!

[@josephmarkese8563]

Good Point.. Sick the IRS!!!

[@user-iy3dx1zl9q]

Apple has moved more of America Equity out of America than you ever will.

[@quantumtheo]

Where is the Right-To-Repair part of this?!?!?! I'm super glad they are calling out Apple, but this needs to be part of this suit.

[@angelurena]

That is a separate issue. Makes no sense to try to lump it all together rather than keeping it specific.

[@rapidshot3033]

EU is working on that

[@AndyShrestha]

Thank you

[@sagarprasad1436]

Well researched and logical points.

Why its takes 15 years to notice this ??????????? everyone else new it

[@timfuscaldo3024]

No kidding, even longer then that.

[@hgbugalou]

Note sure, but I am glad they are finally doing something.

[@onikin]

Biden's administration has been the first in 25+ years to take antitrust law seriously. There hasn't been a major case since Microsoft vs Netscape.

[@DRJEBP]

Maybe because the politicians/officials involved are no longer receiving "gifts" from Apple? LOL

[@IRepko]

Man y’all can’t be happy about anything

[@jayfeather965]

Yes. More of these please. Verizon. Walmart. Amazon. Tesla. Microsoft. FACEBOOK. Google. Take them down a notch.

[@gryrvn]

ComCast... 😁

[@BenzTronz]

They already took down Microsoft in the late 90’s with the same DOJ suit…

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

Big Pharma...

[@Cali-ml8bk]

These people were creative and innovative let them make whatever they are making in peace and buy whatever business they want …

[@professorseven1]

@@Cali-ml8bk By facilitating this mindset, you get the opposite of what you want.

[@maddadbricks]

Should have replaced the Dow Jones index with a live Apple share price feed 😂

[@stringtheory8090]

We literally get the same phone every year and pay more money for it? Where they do that at?

[@chrispage5683]

This is why I have never spent a dime with apple

[@noor811]

Same here.

[@ldplays9431]

Do u use Amazon?

[@chrispage5683]

@@ldplays9431 nope

[@z3ro7o]

we all did really miss you or apple ( number one world wide lol )

[@chrispage5683]

@@z3ro7o spoken like a true apple user 😆

[@dbldventura]

My utilities provider is a monopoly, my internet provider is a monopoly... why doesn't the DOJ go after them.

[@armpitpuncher]

Those are natural monopolies. They would exist even without the companies engaging in anti-competitive practices. They should be publicly owned, not sued.

[@Abu_Shawarib]

Being a monopoly is not illegal. Actively acting to become or preserve your monopoly status by engaging in anti competitive behaviour is.

[@theechoesawakeningsportssh7595]

@@armpitpuncherI present to you congress. You want to give them control over your electricity? Your water? Your trash? I don’t think so.

[@dbldventura]

You just described a monopoly@@Abu_Shawarib

[@j.jarvis7460]

Lobbyists. They will fall soon.

[@weirddev]

Also talk about macbooks, how they limit number of external displays can be extended, through software where their hardware is capable of handling more than they are limiting

[@tomrock7019]

This is man who shows that he went to university! That really can't be said about 80% of US politicians.

[@tonyintrevado8960]

Hello, Merrick, before you go after the dangerous Apple how about going after the lethal Trump!

[@sssxxxttt]

Low hanging fruit first. And whataboutism Office365 ?

[@sharonshumpert1917]

He was too much of a coward to do that.

[@bruxi78230]

@@sharonshumpert1917 ----- He's not a coward, it's worse than that. He has ties to the Federalist Society who are responsible for all the ridiculous fascist judges on the Supreme Court. Garland and the Supremes are slow-walking the court cases so that they happen after the election. They have zero problems killing off the precious American democracy for a fascist Republican Party that will give extremely rich people massive tax cuts while cutting your Social Security and Medicare.

[@firstnamelastname9918]

When you are the government, you better be able to walk, chew gum, juggle flaming torches, solve differential equations, prosecute criminals like Trump AND break up monopolies ALL at once. It's a REQUIREMENT.

[@JJsProductionx]

Both are bad. Go after both

[@Changed4us]

Been calling them a monopoly since back in the day

[@billg5522]

Is this the only phone or only phone service you can use? So how is it a monopoly, just a ploy to deflect from Biden administration wars, crime, inflation illegals killing Americans.

[@billg5522]

Oh look MSNBC took out my comment because it's not DNC mission statement and I mentioned a presidents polices and achievements😂😂😂

[@Changed4us]

@@billg5522 damn commies

[@hellogoodbye.]

This is not about sales is about security and not giving up a key to the back door.

[@ETXYardSolutions]

iPhones are designed to break. Why else would they have a glass back on them?

[@JeannoJones-pj3ho]

❌. What??!!! Merrick Garland, you haven’t even gone after members of the US Congress who tried to overthrow their own government on J6. Where are your priorities? Where is your sense of timing?!! Good grief.

[@gregh.7907]

Yes, he has gone after them and has convicted over a thousand people so far. The issue is he is dealing with a really MASSIVE amount of crimes and people, connecting links and going for guaranteed convictions. That is not a speedy process.

[@Madame702]

No we need to go after the big banks and media companies. That what need to do next.

[@MaekarManastorm]

Oh shut up

[@brooklynnchick]

Now go get corporations out of the rental market

[@TeraJohnson-nv2sp]

Private equity is a big problem. Thanks Krysten Sinema for not doing your job! Must have been a nice payday for you.

[@freemarley639]

HELLO!

[@vampirelordx1]

This will be interesting. Let’s see where it goes. (It probably wouldn’t be more then a drop in the bucket of it annual gross, but I could set a precedent.)

[@vedreme]

Thanks for stats!

[@t.r.campbell6585]

Well, now we are seeing the justice department in action.

[@riclocke1093]

Ive been pissed at Apples app store for years. As far as im concerned they can rip Apple a new asshole. Im sorry i ever bought into their shit.

[@chrisbenefield9963]

Right I can buy an android phone that better than any iPhone for $300-$400 no iPhone should cost $1600

[@skankhunt420]

People are always surprised when i tell them, what normal devices can do for years 😂

[@jacobperez8921]

Yet you bought their products for years and still put up with their flaws. You don't seem so sorry.

[@hgbugalou]

Its total BS. Devs have to fork over 30% of sales and then any in app payments or subscriptions HAVE to go through the appstore where Apple gets yet another cut. Google does similar things with app purchases in the play store BUT the difference is you can easily load a 3rd party app store on android, and there are plenty out there. On an iphone there is no other option.

[@anitaevans5361]

I switched a couple of years ago....I luv my Samsung. Apple been trying 2 follow Samsungs lead 4 awhile

[@carlosmiller4307]

How is that less secure and less private wen u said a bunch of times that it restricted everyone else from its Operating system

[@dcmorales]

Very well said and easy to understand.

[@jimmydurham9318]

You pave the way for companies to approve of mergers and take overs then turn around and sue them after you gave permission for them to gobble up companies

[@markanquoe2612]

Thank you, Jimmy! Well said!

[@jeffs6090]

This isn't that, though. So your point is moot.

[@jimmydurham9318]

@@jeffs6090 the first thing he said was monopoly and it's a bad thing. The fact that you see it's raining and call it sunshine doesn't make me wrong

[@jeffs6090]

@jimmydurham9318 uhhh, you're comment was about mergers. Apple isn't merging with anybody. Yes, he's talking about monopolies, and you talked about mergers. Not the same, and not what's going on here.

[@jimmydurham9318]

@@jeffs6090 you missed the point.. the point is government creates huge conglomerates with regulation then turns around and sue the company. Simple. Though mergers don't apply to this particular example this is exactly what government does it allows companies to get huge and then turns around and accusing them of doing stuff that it allowed them to do to begin with.. that's my point sir just take it for what it is

[@xKarenWalkerx]

How does Amazon not get sued at this point.

[@courier3567]

what does amazon do that is monopolistic? all they do is provide a service to connect sellers to buyers.

[@sergii_real_estate]

eBay never dies!!!

[@user-zu5do6ri6r]

Amazon often copies the products it sells, them sells them for cheaper.

[@sergii_real_estate]

@@user-zu5do6ri6r so you should be happy they do it as now you can buy product for cheaper

[@1ycan-eu9ji]

amazon is not nearly remotely as monopolistic as apple lol

[@pinkbuttercup2023]

Let’s talk about making programs to buy homes and take the rates down for affordable homes

[@CesarMartinez-oo5uo]

I agree on this. Now go after the insurance companies making their prices higher for those who are good drivers.