Anyone smart knows this is a mega discovery.

Poors...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, accusing it of monopolizing the smartphone market.

The civil suit, joined by 16 state and district attorneys general, charges Apple with restricting its smartphone operating system in a way that drives up costs for consumers and prevents developers from successfully releasing products on other smartphone systems.

“Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies violate the antitrust laws,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a news release.

Among the suit's allegations:

• Apple prevents the successful deployment of what the DOJ calls "super apps" that would make it easier for consumers to switch between smartphone platforms.

• Apple blocks the development of cloud-streaming apps that would allow for high-quality video-game play without having to pay for extra hardware.

• Apple inhibits the development of cross-platform messaging apps so that customers must keep buying iPhones.

Apple keeps fighting developers who build apps and programs that can interact with its texting platform, this includes people's bubble workarounds.

"If left unchallenged, Apple will only continue to strengthen its smartphone monopoly," Garland added. "The Justice Department will vigorously enforce antitrust laws that protect consumers from higher prices and fewer choices. That is the Justice Department's legal obligation and what the American people expect and deserve.”

In a statement, Apple denied the allegations and accused the government of overreach.

“At Apple, we innovate every day to make technology people love —designing products that work seamlessly together, protect people's privacy and security, and create a magical experience for our users," it said.

Gpt butt statement

"This lawsuit threatens who we are and the principles that set Apple products apart in fiercely competitive markets. If successful, it would hinder our ability to create the kind of technology people expect from Apple—where hardware, software, and services intersect. It would also set a dangerous precedent, empowering government to take a heavy hand in designing people's technology. We believe this lawsuit is wrong on the facts and the law, and we will vigorously defend against it.”

I am officially ridin' with Biden

Rishi should appoint 600+ new peers to just ram it through. Threaten to appoint up to 1000 peers to get them to pass it.

Is anyone here actually going to buy any shares?

Might be a funny experience to vote on new directors.

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Wish the Supreme Court would permanently uphold the law and tell the Appeals court to get fricked.

BREAKING: White supremacist group called the GOON SQUAD within the Mississippi police force is being sentenced today for torturing a man, shooting him the face for living with a white woman

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— Lou facts (@LoufactsIGB) March 19, 2024

Sorry for the terrible link but he put "GOON SQUAD" in all caps