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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 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If you own a phone, Apple impacts your life. Don't be naive.

[–] PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That's silly. I own a Samsung phone. Checking email and the weather on it hardly "impacts" my life. Furthermore, you have the option to move to another platform if it bothers you that much. If people don't leave, that indicates their users are willing to tolerate these issues.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Apple impacts your life, if indirectly, by shaping the market that they control over 50% of. I haven't owned an Apple product since my 4th gen click wheel iPod, and I'd be a fool to suggest that their decisions don't have an influence on my life.

[–] PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Influence and impact are not interchangeable. I would agree they have some influence (indirect) as they affect their competitors and I purchase products from their competitors. They don't impact (direct) me as I do not use any of their services or products. Apple and I do not have a direct relationship.

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

Lol ok semantics.

"Impact" doesn't mean "direct" necessarily, that's why the word is often used with the word "direct" or "indirect" as a modifier.