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US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by sverit@feddit.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consumers and developers at the expense of making users more reliant on its iPhones.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

            
              You can use an Apple Watch without an iPhone.
anyone can create and sell a Watch App - Apple maintains the store and basic functionality
you can use another brand Watch with an iPhone - I see the apps

[–] DjMeas@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

I think the point though is you might be able to connect a Garmin to your iPhone but only Apple Watches get special access to certain APIs because "security".