The lawsuit seeks to upend a major part of Apple’s business.

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.

  • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    161·
    9 months ago

    People voted for a more sealed phone with their wallets.

    LOL imagine if capitalism actually worked this way…

    Edit: People seem to be missing the point. I am aware that phones with 3.5mm jacks exist. I also just understand that capitalism and “free markets” don’t actually work the way people seem to think they do. Maybe if the headphone jack was the most important feature to people, it would do better. Or maybe if it was an mp3 player and not a phone. Or maybe, simply, if it was manufactured by a brand people have heard of. Sometimes it’s literally that simple.

    But that isn’t the case, is it?

    • guacupado@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      There are literally phones still around with 3.5 jacks. You just don’t want one.

    • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      9 months ago

      There are still phones with 3.5mm jacks and they are not the best selling models

      • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        Maybe people aren’t spending $500-$1200 on a device just because it has a headphone jack. Like that’s anyone’s top concern.

        • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          9 months ago

          Zen phone 10 has everything you need and a 3.5mm jack

          Why isn’t it outselling the rest of them?

          • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            Are you asking me to explain microeconomics to you? Ask 100 people in the US if they’ve ever heard of Zen Phone, and 99 will tell you no.

            And, again, that’s nobody’s top concern. Maybe if it was an mp3 player, rather than a phone, whether or not it has a headphone jack would be higher up on the priority list.