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    What the DOJ's antitrust suit against Apple means for everyone with an iPhone

    by Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times Mar 22, 2024 4 minutes
    People wait in line to purchase new Apple iPhone 15 models at the Apple The Grove store on the phone’ s worldwide release day on Sept. 22, 2023, in Los Angeles.

    Cheaper app subscriptions. Additional payment options. Greater freedom for app developers on the App Store. More consumer choice.

    Those are some of the possibilities that consumer advocates hope will come to pass for users of Apple iPhones, iPads and other products if the U.S. Department of Justice wins its long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against the Cupertino, California, tech giant.

    The lawsuit, filed Thursday, accuses Apple of stifling competition and leveraging its clout and ownership of the popular App Store to increase prices for customers. If the DOJ succeeds in its case, the implications for Apple's business could be significant — potentially changing the ways the company charges app developers and customers for products and services.

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