The Justice Department filed a broad antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, alleging that the company has created an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market that excludes competitors, hinders innovation, and maintains artificially high prices. The legal complaint, submitted to a federal court in New Jersey, claims that Apple holds a dominant position in the smartphone industry and uses its control of the iPhone to carry out various illegal actions over an extended period. “Apple has made it so that its customers are only able to use the iPhone…”
