The US Department of Justice today achieved a preliminary victory in its non -confidence case against Apple, a federal judge rejected Apple’s attempt to directly reject the litigation. Judge Julian Niles wrote in an opinion on Monday, “Government charges” are enough to show the specific intent to monitor Apple’s smartphone and performance smartphone market. “
Apple filed in August 2024 to reject the government’s litigation, arguing that the Department of Justice has failed to show whether Apple has made the smartphone market monopolized or worked in an anti -upato manner. The company writes that it was based on a “foreign” basis that Apple’s success “was a deliberate collapse of the iPhone, which would prevent competitive risks.”
The progress of the matter is still preliminary, and the judge is not yet deciding on any government claim. But he is saying that the allegations are “enough” to support the claims that Apple worked in an anticomapato manner.
In a statement sent by Apple spokesman Marney Goldberg, “We believe that this is wrong on the facts and the law, and we will continue to counter it in court.” Stuffy.
The government’s victory here was not necessary. When the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit at Meta (Facebook) in social media space for anti -incorporation methods, the judge initially rejected his claims and forced him to refrigerate it before allowing the case to proceed.
The DOJ case against Apple claims that the company monopolizes the smartphone market by restricting the functionality of competitive products from apps to accessories. Jonathan Kantter, head of the then DOJ Anti -Trust Division, said that Apple used “Rules and restrictions” for consumers and developers for rising prices and “competitive alternatives to rival technologies”.
