Apple to urge judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case

Apple will argue for the dismissal of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses Apple of abusing its so-called market dominance in the U.S. smartphone market.
Jody Gody for Reuters:
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U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey, is scheduled to hear arguments from lawyers for Apple, and from prosecutors who say the company locks users in and keeps competition out by limiting interoperability between the iPhone and third-party apps and devices.
Apple has moved to dismiss the case, saying its limitations on developers’ access to its technology were reasonable, and that forcing it to share technology with competitors would chill innovation.
The Apple lawsuit filed in March by the DOJ and a coalition of states takes aim at restrictions and fees on app developers, and technical roadblocks to third-party devices and services – such as smart watches, digital wallets and messaging services – that would compete with its own.
If the judge finds the claims plausible, the case will be allowed to move forward.

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MacDailyNews Take: Apple’s iPhone currently holds 53.1% share of the U.S. smartphone market, i.e., not a monopoly.

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