Lawyers representing Apple are expected to ask a federal judge today to completely dismiss the Justice Department's antitrust case against the company.
The Justice Department spent years investigating whether Apple violated antitrust laws by abusing its dominant position in the U.S. smartphone market before ruling that it did and filing charges in March of this year…
The Justice Department's Antitrust Case Against Apple
As we noted at the time, the Justice Department's lawsuit was 88 pages long, and could politely be described as “broad.”
It's the very definition of a “spray and pray” approach: throw as many things into the mix as possible and hope some of them stick.
The Justice Department took every antitrust complaint ever filed against Apple — plus one that was never filed — and turned them into formal charges against the company.
Apple responded in kind, denying all the claims and promising to fight them every step of the way.
Apple Calls for the Case to Be Dismissed
Apple will argue today that all charges should be dismissed, Reuters reported.
Apple will ask a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss a U.S. Justice Department case accusing the iPhone maker of illegally dominating the smartphone market […]
Apple has filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that restrictions on developers' access to its technology were justified and that forcing it to share technology with rivals would stifle innovation.
9to5Mac's Take
The Justice Department's lawsuit is poorly worded and contains some questionable allegations. However, some of the allegations mirror those made in the EU, where Apple was found guilty.
We previously argued that the changes the company was forced to make in the EU would have a very limited financial impact on the company.
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“Apple had to open up the NFC chip to banking apps for contactless transactions, but almost everyone will continue to use the Wallet app for the convenience of being able to pay with any card in one app.”
But if a bank adds its own tap-to-pay feature to its app, will it still support the ability to add your card to the Wallet app?
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Take two examples: Apple had to open up the NFC chip to banking apps for contactless transactions, but almost everyone will continue to use the Wallet app for the convenience of paying with any card in one app.
The same goes for third-party app stores. Some will use them, but the vast majority of iPhone owners will continue to buy their apps the same way they always have: through the official App Store.
Rather than fighting the same charges over and over in countries and regions around the world, Apple would be better off biting the bullet once and letting its customers vote with their wallets.
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