Apple was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice and 16 state prosecutors’ offices on Thursday, March 21. Prosecutors claim that “Apple maintains its monopoly position in the smartphone market not only by outperforming the competition on merits, but also by violating federal antitrust law.” The company commented on the allegations against it.
Apple sued by the US government. “Monopolies harm producers, workers and consumers”
words of Attorney General Merrick Garland, who justified the lawsuit against Apple. The prosecutor criticized the situation in which “consumers pay more because companies break the law.” In his opinion, this happened with Apple.
– Such monopolies threaten the free and fair markets on which our economy is based. They stifle innovation, harm producers and workers, and increase costs for consumers, prosecutor Garland said.
Apple does not agree with the content of the lawsuit. Company warns against ‘dangerous precedent’
Apple does not agree with the accusations made by the US government. A company spokesman said the “lawsuit threatens our identity and the principles that distinguish Apple products in extremely competitive markets.” An Apple representative added that if the company is found guilty, it will “make it harder to create the technology people expect” from the company. “It would also set a dangerous precedent of authorizing the government to interfere in the design of technology for people,” an Apple spokesman said, as quoted by .
Source: Gazeta
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