Why the Justice Department is taking on Apples iPhone
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Today on \\u201cPost Reports:\\u201d Why the Justice Department is going after Apple over green text bubbles. And what its lawsuit says about the Biden administration\\u2019s stance on Big Tech.
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Last week, the Justice Department \\u2013 along with 16 state and district attorneys general \\u2013 accused Apple of illegally wielding a monopoly over the smartphone market. The civil complaint alleges that the tech giant stifled competition with restrictive App Store terms and high fees.
\\u201cApple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market, not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law,\\u201d U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a news conference Thursday.
Apple spokesman Fred Sainz said in a statement that the lawsuit is \\u201cwrong on the facts and the law\\u201d and that the company \\u201cwill vigorously defend against it.\\u201d
Today on \\u201cPost Reports,\\u201d tech policy reporter Cristiano Lima-Strong breaks down the allegations and what they tell us about the government\\u2019s battles with Big Tech.
Today\\u2019s show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy, with help from Peter Bresnan. It was edited by Maggie Penman and mixed by Sean Carter.
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