Apple 'locks competitors out' of market, says US attorney general

Summary

1. The US has accused Apple of monopolising the smartphone market in a landmark lawsuit against the tech giant
2. Attorney General Merrick Garland says Apple's smartphone market share exceeds 65% in the US
3. He accuses the company of employing a strategy that is anti-competitive and that "hurts both consumers and developers"
4. Garland says Apple maintains its dominance of the smartphone market by "locking its customers in" and "locking its competitors out"
5. Apple says that the lawsuit threatens its ability to create a superior product and says it intended to "vigorously defend" itself
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