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IT’S TIME TO STOP APPLE’S MONOPOLISTIC BEHAVIOR

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After years of anticipation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its antitrust
suit against Big Tech giant Apple on March 21, 2024. The historic lawsuit, filed
alongside 16 state and district attorneys general, targets Apple’s abuse of its
monopoly power to deprive consumers of choice and tilt the scales against
competitors. In its complaint, the DOJ targets a number of Apple’s
anti-competitive strategies, which the company has long relied on to thwart
competition. This includes Apple intentionally denigrating cross-platform
messaging to harm iMessage competitors, preventing app developers from creating
“super apps” consumers enjoy, and hindering the growth of mobile cloud streaming
services. The complaint also targets Apple abusing its dominance to crush rivals
in the smartwatch and payments sector. The lawsuit takes aim at Apple’s efforts
to dominate the auto industry through the CarPlay service, which the complaint
notes aims to “take over all of the screens, sensors, and gauges in a car” in
coming years.

For over a century, it’s been clear that monopoly power poses a threat to
democracy. Just as the robber barons of the Gilded Age restricted American
prosperity in the 19th century, the “digital robber barons” of today continue to
stifle innovation and competition. Apple and other Big Tech companies’
anti-competitive behavior has robbed consumers of choice, undermined our
democratic institutions, and harmed America’s national security. In the three
years since the House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee released its
report on Big Tech’s anticompetitive practices, antitrust suits have been filed
against Facebook (now Meta), Google, and Amazon. By filing this antitrust suit
against Apple, the DOJ is ensuring that another Big Tech giant sees
accountability for its behavior.

As non-profit organizations that want to ensure a fair, competitive, innovative
economy, we commend the DOJ for taking on Apple. And with Apple clearly looking
to extend its dominance into emerging markets like augmented reality (AR) and
artificial intelligence (AI), we are pleased to see the DOJ taking a proactive
approach to safeguarding competition.




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