Re: Apple inflated the cost of its products through anticompetitive conduct

badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

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On 2024-03-26 06:35:58 +0000, Enrico Papaloma said:

 
At least three proposed class actions have been filed since Friday
in California and New Jersey federal courts by iPhone owners who
claim Apple inflated the cost of its products through
anticompetitive conduct.
 
The lawsuits, seeking to represent millions of consumers, mirror the
Justice Department's claims that Apple violated U.S. antitrust law
by suppressing technology for messaging apps, digital wallets and
other items that would have increased competition in the market for
smartphones.
 
https://www.reuters.com/technology/consumers-sue-apple-taking-page-u
s-justice-department-lawsuit-2024-03-25/

 
Oh dear, even more greedy brainless morons jumping on the bandwagon.
:-(
 
If you don't like the Apple products, simply go and buy Microsoft,
Android, etc. products instead. There's a massive array of other
choices for the dumbasses to use.

 
 
Are there realistic alternatives to Apple Pay or iMessage?  Samsung Pay
or Google Pay are not accepted by most vendors that accept Apple Pay.

Of course. The vast majority of payment transactions do not use Apple pay.
Especially in-store.
https://www.finder.com/international-money-transfers/apple-pay-statistics

It's like you complaining that you can't make Visa payments without having
a visa card and stamping your feet saying that that isn't fair.

Are you really not aware of alternatives to imessage? I currently have
three on my phone. There are others.