The U. S. Department of Justice has sued Apple in an antitrust case, alleging that the iPhone maker had a monopoly in the phone market that harmed consumers, developers and competing businesses.
Claims that Apple’s ecosystem, from the Apple Watch to Apple Pay, support this monopoly.
Apple shares fell more than 4% in trading on Thursday, wiping more than $11 billion off the company’s value.
Its price peaked at about $3. 08 trillion in mid-December 2023 and Thursday’s close estimated that figure at around $2. 6 trillion.
Apple pledged to fight the case (great for lawyers).
The challenge sits on the edge of Apple’s walled turf style and comes as regulators around the world scrutinize tech companies: The U. S. government’s lawsuit against Google over online advertising is set to begin in early September, if there is no settlement by then.
Amazon is being sued by the U. S. government. and 17 U. S. states. The U. S. Department of Homeland Security has sued allegations that the company abused its powers to pressure merchants and thwart competition, resulting in higher costs and lower-quality products for the tens of millions of American families who shop online from the company. site. hypermarket.
But Apple’s stock is at its peak because it moves in the center of the leading operator in the smartphone and electronics markets.
The U. S. Department of Justice claimed in its action that Apple’s iPhone ecosystem is a monopoly that has led to its “astronomical valuation” at the expense of consumers, developers, and competing phone makers.
This could involve simply calling for Apple’s disintegration, if the government were to win. A Justice Department official said at a news conference that structural aid (decommissioning) would be on the table if the government wanted to win, according to U. S. media reports.
The lawsuit claims Apple’s anticompetitive practices go beyond the iPhone and Apple Watch businesses, bringing to light Apple’s advertising, browser, FaceTime and offerings.
“Every step of Apple’s conduct has created a hole around its smartphone monopoly,” according to the complaint filed through the Justice Department and 16 attorneys general in a New Jersey federal court.
If successful, Apple’s dissolution would be one of the few dissolutions provided for by the Sherman Act (the main antitrust law in the United States). The Justice Department has thought about it in other antitrust cases, but hasn’t done so since. The Bell formula was dissolved in 1982.
The Justice Department said in a statement that to induce consumers to buy iPhones, Apple has taken steps to block cross-platform messaging apps, restrict compatibility with third-party wallets and smartwatches, and disrupt non-App Store systems and cloud streaming services.
This challenge poses a significant threat to Apple’s walled turf model. The company says complying with regulations costs it money, could prevent it from introducing new products or services, and could hurt visitor demand.
The lawsuit could force Apple to make adjustments to its most successful businesses: the iPhone, for which Apple reported profits of more than $200 billion in 2023, the Apple Watch, which is part of the company’s $40 billion wearables business, and its successful business. , which posted profits of $85 billion and grew faster than any other component of the business.
Apple has boasted of having more than a billion subscribers at its facilities, most of them in the U. S. This is where any successful legal action would have the biggest impact, as it’s been clear for some time now that Apple sees the facility as its long road. Run business. model with your normal monthly profit streams.
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