The US Department of Justice recently filed a very comprehensive antitrust lawsuit against Apple. New details have emerged from this case, which questions the company’s dominance in the smartphone market. Reports have revealed that Apple has created some hurdles to make its rivals fail.
Allegation that Amazon Fire Phone was canceled because of Apple
One of the most striking allegations in the 88-page file is Apple And Amazon There is a silent rivalry between them. in 2014 fire phone Developing a phone called Amazon, it failed after only a year on the market. It is said that Apple had a share in the cancellation of the project.
In addition to Amazon HTC, LG and Microsoft Apple is also shown as the culprit of other manufacturers such as. The company, which has made great efforts to defeat its competitors especially in the US market, has managed to become the largest phone manufacturer in the USA.
Overselling the iPhone hurt Apple!
Did Apple gain a monopoly in the smartphone market with the iPhone? A lawsuit filed by the United States seeks to restrict the company’s powers.
Experts, however, expressed skepticism about the Ministry of Justice’s argument. They think these companies’ smartphone failures are much more extensive than Apple’s. They said that many companies, from Amazon to HTC, could not understand user requests.
For example, Amazon Fire Phone came with Android-based FireOS. However, he did not have access to the Google Play Store and the popular applications of the period. A similar scenario happened to Microsoft with Lumia.
Samsung, Google and many other Chinese companies managed to survive in the market. Although there is currently competition between Android and iOS, Apple is said to be creating insurmountable hurdles for its rivals.