WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Justice Department and 16 other state and district attorneys general have filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets.
Apple’s tightly controlled ecosystem of apps and services has long been controversial among app developers, streaming media providers and others. They have complained and in some cases filed lawsuits against the company’s policy of tightly controlling the apps and services on its enormously popular iPhones.
