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“Demystifying the DOJ’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple iPhone”

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The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Apple over allegedly monopolistic smartphone practices. The federal agency is not alone in the matter, bringing 15 states and the District of Columbia into the mix as well. Regulators and tech companies, name a more iconic duo. But as we’re about to see with Apple, big tech companies are not going to go down without a fight. For more on Apple’s antitrust lawsuit, check here:

DOJ Lambasts Apple for Infringing on iMessage-on-Android Integration with Beeper

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Beeper gave up on its mission after Apple blocked the app’s efforts late last year. Each time Beeper issued workarounds and fixes to keep the service afloat, Apple knocked them down one by one. “Recently, Apple blocked a third-party developer from fixing the broken cross-platform messaging experience in Apple Messages and providing end-to-end encryption for messages between Apple Messages and Android users,” the DOJ complaint reads. When Apple launched the Apple Watch the following year, it began limiting third-party access to new and improved APIs for smartwatch functionality. The DOJ notes that Apple prevents iPhone users from responding to notifications using a third-party smartwatch.