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

submitted 9 months ago by sverit@feddit.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] UristMcHolland@lemmy.world 248 points 9 months ago (66 children)

I don't hate Apple but I do hate their influence. They release some wireless earbuds and then suddenly all the manufacturers "don't have enough room for a headphone jack", ...get the fuck out of here.

[+] iopq@lemmy.world -12 points 9 months ago (15 children)

Actually it coincided with IPX rating for smartphones. The last headphone jack smartphones did not have water resistance, but the newer models did. People voted for a more sealed phone with their wallets.

These days you can get both, but my phone has a 3.5mm jack and NO ipx rating that I could find

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 20 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Actually it coincided with IPX rating for smartphones. The last headphone jack smartphones did not have water resistance, but the newer models did. People voted for a more sealed phone with their wallets.

My rugged phone is IP68 but it has Usb C connector and SIM/SD tray, so adding a headphone jack while having an IPX rating seems not impossible.

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 9 points 9 months ago

My phone has IP68 with an usb-c and headphone jack, and the SIM/SD tray. Not a rugged phone though.

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