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Title: Apple refutes every claim made in DOJ's antitrust lawsuit

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:32:23 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/apple-refutes-every-...

It never blocked competitors' apps and services, and it doesn't employ
anticompetitive tactics preventing users from breaking out of its "walled
garden," Apple said in response to the antitrust lawsuit filed against it by
the Department of Justice. The company refuted the agency's claims in
statements shared with Apple Insider, expanding upon its earlier response
that the lawsuit would hinder its ability to create devices and software that
made it one of the most valuable companies in the world.

The DOJ accused Apple of illegally monopolizing the software app market by
imposing limitations on iOS that degrade the compatibility of innovative apps
and cloud streaming services with the mobile platform. But the company
claimed it only selectively restricts the APIs app developers have access to
in order to protect user privacy and security. It gave the same reason for
why it implements limitations for third-party digital wallets. The company
also said that it never blocked "super apps" from its platforms, pointing out
that Facebook, WeChat and Line are available for iOS users. Game streaming
services, it clarified, have always been welcome in the App Store, as well.

In response to the accusation that it is anticompetitive for the Apple Watch
to be capable of deeper integration with the iPhone compared to rival
wearables', the company explained that offering wide support for all
smartwatches means having to develop products with every OS and model in
mind. Most importantly, Apple denied that it's making it difficult for users
to switch to competing products, whether it's because of iMessage's lack of
interoperability with Android or any other reason. Users can easily transfer
data from iPhone to Android devices, it reportedly said while suggesting that
people may not be switching to its competitors because they simply love its
products.

Apple previously said that the lawsuit, if successful, would "set a dangerous
precedent, empowering government to take a heavy hand in designing people's
technology." It vowed to "vigorously defend against it." US Attorney General
Merrick Garland wrote in a press release, however, that "Apple undermines
apps, products, and services that would otherwise make users less reliant on
the iPhone" and that it's "discouraging innovation" that threatens its
monopoly by stifling innovation.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/apple-refutes-every-...
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