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I'm Brian McCullough. Today the DOJ has opened a lawsuit against Apple.

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The U.S. Justice Department has filed a suit against Apple just now, alleging the company blocked rivals from accessing iPhone features, made it difficult for users to switch to other devices, and more.

Quoting the journal.

The government's antitrust complaint filed in a New Jersey federal court alleges Apple used its control of the iPhone to prevent competitors from offering

innovative services such as digital wallets and limited the functionality of hardware products

that compete with Apple's own devices.

The suit also claims that Apple makes it difficult for users to switch to

devices that don't use Apple's operating system such as Android smartphones.

Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies violate the

antitrust laws.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement, the case against Apple is the last

shoe to drop on the big for tech giants by US antitrust officials.

Antitrust enforcers have also filed

anti-monopoly lawsuits against Amazon,

Google, and Meta platforms.

The lawsuit against Apple has been in the works for years.

An investigation began in 2019, but picked up momentum following the

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