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US Sues Apple For Running IPhone Monopoly In Wide-ranging Lawsuit

According to the lawsuit, rules and decisions have been designed to force Apple users into staying in the Apple ecosystem and buying the company’s iconic yet expensive hardware, the iPhone (Credit: AFP)

The US Department of Justice sued Apple on Thursday for illegally maintaining a monopoly for its iPhone by stifling competition and imposing exorbitant costs on consumers.

The lawsuit, brought also by 17 US states, attacked the iPhone for raking in hundreds of billions of dollars by making it difficult for consumers to switch away from Apple to cheaper smartphones and devices.

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