The lawsuit seeks to upend a major part of Apple’s business.

The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consumers and developers at the expense of making users more reliant on its iPhones.

  • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    8 months ago
    • You can use an Apple Watch without an iPhone.
    • anyone can create and sell a Watch App - Apple maintains the store and basic functionality
    • you can use another brand Watch with an iPhone - I see the apps
    • DjMeas@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      I think the point though is you might be able to connect a Garmin to your iPhone but only Apple Watches get special access to certain APIs because “security”.