The Justice Department and 16 state and district attorneys general have accused Apple of breaking federal antitrust law in a lawsuit. It alleges that the company has illegally wielded a monopoly over the smartphone market by cutting off developers and stifling competitors with punitive restrictions. The lawsuit takes aim at the iPhone, which has helped catapult Apple’s valuation to over $2.7 trillion and sell its devices to billions of users.
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