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US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones (www.theverge.com)
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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.

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[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

People voted for a more sealed phone with their wallets.

LOL imagine if capitalism actually worked this way...

Edit: People seem to be missing the point. I am aware that phones with 3.5mm jacks exist. I also just understand that capitalism and "free markets" don't actually work the way people seem to think they do. Maybe if the headphone jack was the most important feature to people, it would do better. Or maybe if it was an mp3 player and not a phone. Or maybe, simply, if it was manufactured by a brand people have heard of. Sometimes it's literally that simple.

But that isn't the case, is it?

[–] guacupado@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

There are literally phones still around with 3.5 jacks. You just don't want one.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are still phones with 3.5mm jacks and they are not the best selling models

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe people aren't spending $500-$1200 on a device just because it has a headphone jack. Like that's anyone's top concern.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Zen phone 10 has everything you need and a 3.5mm jack

Why isn't it outselling the rest of them?

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Are you asking me to explain microeconomics to you? Ask 100 people in the US if they've ever heard of Zen Phone, and 99 will tell you no.

And, again, that's nobody's top concern. Maybe if it was an mp3 player, rather than a phone, whether or not it has a headphone jack would be higher up on the priority list.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it was that important, people would have heard about it

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly my point

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

So 3.5mm is actually a complaint from a loud minority

It never became a major selling point for the phones that still have it