The United States vs. the iPhone

Last week, the Justice Department took aim at Apple, accusing the company of violating competition laws with practices intended to keep customers reliant on their iPhones.

David McCabe, who covers technology policy for The Times, discusses the latest and most sweeping antimonopoly case against a titan of Silicon Valley.

Guest: David McCabe, who covers technology policy for The New York Times.

Background reading:

• The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s suite of devices and services.
• Read about five major U.S. cases targeting Big Tech.

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