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Apple must face US DOJ, states’ monopolization case, judge rules

( June 30, 2025, 19:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Apple was denied a motion to dismiss US monopoly claims filed by the Department of Justice and state plaintiffs. District Judge Julien X. Neals found that the complaint sufficiently alleges indirect evidence showing Apple has monopoly power in both the smartphone and performance smartphone markets. “[T]he amended complaint alleges Apple maintains a market share of 65 percent in the smartphone market and 70 percent in the performance smartphone market, imposed several barriers to entry, and has engaged in anticompetitive conduct. At this stage, the court finds plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged a dangerous probability of achieving monopoly power,” Neals wrote in the opinion. See attached file. ...

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