The green bubble, blue bubble issue has always seem very stupid to me. The fact that people are actually making that an issue shows how petty people have become.

Yet another “hot debate” for the government to focus on instead of fixing what's really important

Sue the government for never fulfilling any promises

I'm still surprised that the government even managed to sue Apple in the first place given their competency.

My first computer was an Apple //e. My first IT job was a computer technician at Computerland. I got to work on the Apple Lisa in the workshop. I was disgusted I could not do component repairs on simple modules like power supplies for the markings on the components being shaved off and no access to service repair manuals. I was further disgusted at the power supply module replacement cost. I was also very disappointed that Apple turned it's back on Steve Wozniac open ended design and the whole industry of peripherals his design created with the Apple // & /// products, to such an extent I dis-appointed apple from my choice of brand. Also a novice programmer, moving across to the Intel platform allowed my novice experience to go professional by the age of 19. Sorry Apple, you lost this fanatic a long long time ago, not that I don't think Billy is not a POS.

I choose to buy apple products based on the quality, and the way I can use one, and still have it available on another, ie., iPad, or MacBook Pro. Also, If apple is sincere about privacy, I believe that this is what the government is truly after.

WTF is the gov talking about. I use an ipad and a windows ( I don’t use a phone ) and it works FINE. maybe not ultra seamless, but don’t pretend android + windows is ultra seamless.

Why doesn’t the government look into Walmart?

What a load of rubbish, are people really that childish that they care what colour the text bubbles are? I’ve never heard anyone say that and I’m in England by the way if that makes a difference. I actually like texting my friends with android phones because I get green bubbles and my friends with iPhone have blue… it’s nice. As for the rest, that’s all rubbish too. If you don’t want to be in the Apple garden as you call it then don’t buy Apple things… I have a mix of Apple and Non Apple things and I like them all.

If Apple really cared about our privacy, they would have used RCS years ago instead of defaulting to SMS for non-iPhone users. If also really bothers me that it took them this long to put USB.C on the phones

I can’t believe how stupid people can be about crap like this. Let Apple do what Apple is going to do. And let android do what androids going to do

The Tim Cook quote "Buy your mom an iPhone" will blow up in his face now because of the DOJ 😂

What a waste of tax payer money. How about the government work on fixing real issues.

The thing is, no-one is forcing anybody to use Apple products.. if you don't like how things work, just get a PC/Android. When I switched to Apple it was like stepping into the future. Even today, I still get these "wtf" moments. I like that Apple is BIG on security, privacy, and how everything smoothly slides with speed, all while synced to other devices. I like how the products retain value, and how a macOS update makes it feel like getting a new computer. If what the government is trying to do changes any of that, that will for sure change my life. Why they wanna step us back.. df? Maybe focus on the plastic in the ocean, or the water in Flint Michigan instead. Dam! smh....

I love my walled garden and refuse to ever use android and this bs is exactly bs and I believe Apple should be left alone because nobody is “forced” into anything there’s a reason why some choose Apple and others want to use android

They want to say that Apple has too much power, but if the government can succeed in this, the government is the one with too much power.

I think Apple should treat this lawsuit with the total derision it deserves

I think the best way to break a monopoly is not to force it to break apart but remove the protections it relies on. Remove Apple's ability to sue for breaking their walled garden and you'll find people developing ways to sideload apps, reverse-engineer iMessage, develop better drivers for Apple peripherals. Sure, Apple will fight back and patch whatever exploits let you sideload apps. And then people will find new ones. It will be a constant cat-and-mouse game, but I think that is the best way to solve the issue while respecting Apple's freedom to design a product as they see fit.

Green vs Blue Bubbles....ridiculous...As irritating as some things are that Apple implements, they should have autonomy. Seriously if things get that bad, I'll just switch products.

I'm not sure how so many people feel so compelled to protect a trillion dollar company from scrutiny. I'm sure, like every other trillion dollar company, apple is completely benevolent and always put the consumer first.

I only use Mac Book Pro and the I MAC Computers. I had a i phone and I had major problems with Storage and other things. It's way to expensive for the average person to buy one so they usually get an android. I just use their computers and I wouldn't go back to a PC ever because of all the Viruses and junk I use to get on a PC. I've had my MAC BOOK PRO FOR ALMOST nine years and it runs great. All my other PC's I had didn't last past four years.

Government is just power hungry and can't see someone trya do their own thing 😕

Didn’t Tim “App,e” endorsed this government? Funny how that works, huh…

"entire I'm a Mac, I'm a PC rant about how Apple has better software, is more fun" Mac still has no games. People *still* want/use Office on Macs Right. Absolutely more "fun". "Many people there is generally a stigma" Yeah, there is. There are plenty of research papers on it and how it leads to bullying, how it's a stigma, and how Apple has documents on how that's intentional to bully people into "buy your mom an iphone". Funny how the tune was so different back in the days of the Microsoft monopoly suit. "Apple is the best company in the country" Yeah, you're totally a trustworthy source. And the best company absolutely would abuse and crush third party repair shops, refuse to let you actually own your own product, for you to replace instead of being able to repair, and contribute massively to the e-waste issue with their fragile wires and proprietary charging ports. What a load of shit.

Do the charges include racketeering on storage & RAM pricing ?

I still dont understand what negative there is if apple complies with what the government wants. People would have more freedom to use their iphones how they want. And the ones that wanna stay locked down can continue to use only apple products and just use the app store to get all their apps. Edit: fixed so many typos, lol

One Apple product I just can't get into is the Mac. I just don't like the interface. I prefer having a taskbar at the bottom of the screen, and programs open up in full screen. Also, back in the day hated that the Mac only had one button, as I did a lot of right clicking. It is nice that they later on allowed right clicking.

Heck…you can’t even pay your apple bill unless you use an apple product to do it on….why don’t they work on that?

Too much control, why should i be forced to upgrade my watch when it still works just fine?

As a Man with cognitive Dificulties, I emigrated from Windows to Mac more than 20 years ago because i couldn't make sense of the software. Since i moved to Apple i have never looked back as you can do the same things with apple on its made simpler. i am now into programming when before i couldnt set up an email account.

This is so stupid. If you want an android and its products then buy it. If you want an iPhone and Apple products then buy that. Govt is focused on the wrong things.

After all this stuff started, I finally realized, even though you pay for & own a iPhone, you really dont own it, because apple still got their products on lockdown. If I pay close to a $1000 for a phone, I want to be able to download & do what I want, cause it’s my damn phone.

Apple should’ve done RCS years ago. People shouldn’t have to buy an apple to send photos or videos. I don’t pity Apple.

It great to have different Operating systems in mobile category but the cross platform working should be made absolutely better. Yes the government should force them to work on this. Apple watch and samsung phone excellent, but never works

Android and Google have built their Empire why Apple?

The gov is focusing on the wrong things. Poverty rates are going up, taxes looks like SAT scores, and inflation is just gross. So attacking Apple instead of genuine problems in the country is disappointing

I doubt the government is gonna win by sueing Apple nah

The only 2 things that need to change are 1. Interoperable video calls. This is a "feature" that all phones support, and the fact that you need to use a 3rd party app when 1 person is on android and the other on Apple is just a joke. 2. Use a common messaging protocol and make them all the same color. It *IS* a real problem that humanity is so vain and vacuous that someone's messenger bubble color can dictate their social status, so "for the sake of the children", just adopt a common protocol. That's it, everything else, their app store, how much they charge for storage, that stuff doesn't have a negative impact on society. And not just in the US, but worldwide.

Government overreach. This is a lawsuit about "Feelings" and government should never be involved in feelings.

WTH IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE WHO CARES ABOUT BUBBLE COLOR IN TEXT MESSAGES WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE 🤦‍♀️ I actually do love to tell the difference when I’m sending a text to someone like I physically would hate if it was same color or if I couldn’t tell my friend lost internet connection and that’s why it’s suddenly green so I’d know she’d not respond immediately on Snapchat or messenger. Ever since the bubble color thing everything in tech world goes down WTF I love Apple just because they’re not android or Microsoft and I can actually physically use Apple tech without debilitating urge to throw it at a wall like I have wanted with other tech devices when they constantly fail my trust. Also yes while my iPhone is slowly going out and my watch is leaning towards end and I have the second hand MacBook for extra two years above its life and it’s getting louder fans or my AirPods wanna take a break from me so far Apple has been the only tech company which products I have not even considered to toss out just for the annoyance they can be when they’re lived in a bit over the regular shelf period (and my moms last years android is getting on my nerves more than my physically dying decade old iPad I also got from a second hand tech store about four years ago and many years above its shelf life so that alone is saying things about a tech company) I love Apple for what it is and how it is bc FINALLY I’ve found a proper tech company products that my demanding persona can actually use and feel safe using (as I largely appreciate Apple’s way of security and ecosystem integration making it the most smooth experience that I never had with anything else before) Government should stay out of things that aren’t their business just because of peer pressure from people with less understanding the depths. And USB-C was already enough (I hate usb-c cables like some disgusting thing my heart lies in lightning cables also I hate how usb-c collects impossibly cleanable dusts and threatens to break )

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, Why does the government want to shut down Apple? My entire family uses Apple products in all of us use iPhones as well

to me....steve jobs wall garden was more beautiful when Gardner took care of his garden...meaning devs and hardware partners ....vs tim cooked!!! having walled garden have consequence when removing many many roses , plants ,, dirt , water , and statues....its gonna be dead garden without anything to look at while customers suffer the most when they have dying ecosystem that lacks everything in your garden..what good having mac software without bells and whistles ...i meant your garden is all dead and nothing to grow on that make every customers angry at apple ecosystem that cause people to abandon entire apple ecosystem that something steve jobs never built on ... He built a platform to grow your garden...not destroyed it. Steve Jobs learned many many things from linux ecosystem and he wanted to copy the platform to put more hardware support and more open software support for his operating system...but tim cook just can't stand opensource and great hardware devs like nvidia,intel and amd...without them....apple is completely dead , why reinvent the wheel again on apple hardware ???

I think the title is kinda misleading. I don't think anyone wants to end Apple and iPhone. They just want a bit more flexibility, and they don't think any one company should be a monopoly. Which is actually a good thing, in my opinion.

EU told them to allow external app stores, usb-c and replaceable batteries and Apple made us silly USB2 over USB-C connectors, extra fees for apps got from the external stores and about the battery replacements no comments

imagine a sifi story being real in 2027 were the gov could log into ur iphone

This is quite interesting. Having used Apple products primarily (alongside Windows) I agree that these theories are real possibilities.

Apple could easily resolve this, especially with iPhones and iPads. Firstly, Apple could offer EXPANDABLE storage. That would allow users to buy an iPhone with minimal onboard storage and upgrade as required. The upcharge for more onboard storage is obscene compared to the cost of a microSD card. (I know Samsung is doing the same regarding storage.) Another improvement could be the inclusion of a high-quality DAC and a headphone jack. This would address a common frustration among users who find it inconvenient to use external dongles or adapters for their audio needs. Apple Music just started to support hi-res audio, but not a single iPhone or iPad supports hi-res without buying a separate dongle. How does a user charge their device and listen to hi-res music simultaneously? My 6 or 7-year-old LG V30 Android phone has a robust DAC, expandable storage and a headphone jack! Also, let Android users have iMessage and Facetime available to them. A fellow just developed an app that would talk to iMessage. Apple's response? Sue the dev! Setting aside the seamlessness of the iOS ecosystem, a user has to WORK for the hardware or adapt to it for the reasons I mentioned earlier. (Can you imagine having a Sony TV and being forced to buy a Sony Blu-ray Player and a Sony sound system if you wanted them all to work together?) Frankly, I'm surprised it's taken this long for Apple to be sued. The constant changing of the power connection. 30 pin to lightning, etc. Changing sim card sizing, removing the headphone jack and on and on. Let's not talk about the iPhone 6(?) degrading debacle. I was flabbergasted when Apple admitted slowing down your device as it aged. I was at a local Best Buy when this happened. I saw customers upset at their carrier, insisting they be allowed an early upgrade. I asked the rep what phone people were upgrading to? He said, "iPhones." I was gobsmacked. That's like buying a car, which slowly loses power while consuming more fuel as it ages. Here's the thing: I'd LOVE to be able to love an iPhone. I refuse to buy hardware that won't adapt as my needs change.

Apple bores me these days. Stale, sterile, noncompetitive, and consumer unfriendly. It has lost its rebel creative vibe and turned into the very thing Apple use to mock. I stopped upgrading my mobile and moved to alternative workstations at my business. I also sold my shares that I've held for well over 25 years because I can see a scary fall on the horizon... Economic failure is not because of its deep relationship with Government & the surveillance state (these things dont help). The failure is coming because of its stratospheric market valuation which is over leveraged on growth and compared to they tiny profits expressed to investors in dividends. It takes more than 170 years to earn back the cost of a share from its dividend yield which is crazy... New revenue sources (such as electric car & VR Metaverse) failed to appear. Now that mobile growth rate is well and truly over, and already in decline there is a 95% fall just to bring the company back to earth and a fair 15 year PE for investors. That kind of fall has significant ramifications on the company and I don't see it being good for customers, supply chains, staff or shareholders... Say a Prayer...

BAck in the day, Apple had an ad compagne for mac, Titled "mac vs PC"

All that they need to do is be a little flexible with certain things. On that note. Everything eventually comes to an end. That’s part of life. Nothing stays the same. There’s a beginning and an end.

The government should focus on real issues.

This has less to do with the government considering Apple a monopoly and more to do with Apple not doing exactly what the government wants when it wants. I'm referring of course to privacy. I have more of a problem with a government that believes it has the power to do basically what it wants. 2A

Government should fix their own house first. Leave good companies alone.

I’d want options for color for bubbles, customization of themes for iMessage. Idc about the whole blue vs green. Also background photo options for iMessage. These things come from the concept of how you can do some of these things on WhatsApp/Messenger (like they brought in Stickers)

Fun fact! Monopolies are NOT illegal in the US. It's strange how everybody cites it as a really bad thing. Abusing that monopoly, that's illegal and that's where the conversation should be.

That’s what I’d do if I was Apple. I’d just close everything and go away. “We the people” in both Europe and the USA clearly don’t like our iPhones as we let our courts do what they do

Blah, Blah, Blah. Never got the point.

They should do some ventilation system as some apps and games makes the phone hot and not able to play or use as it gets to hot

in those ads there wasn't an ecosystem that you speak of , it was just Mac and maybe an iPod you can sync music.

I think that it is ridiculous to make any manufacturer have to produce a product that is compatible with an unknown amount of technology. For example, texting android vs texting iPhone...one is clearly better, iPhone to iPhone but you can still text message any cell phone on the planet...even dumb phones. They do not make it impossible to do it outside the ecosystem and it works rather well so why should Apple be responsible for making that outside experience the same as what they are responsible for which is what they own, their devices, their software and the updates they receive. So what if these awesome add ons are great with one thing but not another? It isn't Apple's fault, it is the fault of the manufacturer or designer or engineer behind those other non Apple devices. Apple built devices and software that work with other things they have built...they have standardized also and have made allowances for changes like USB C to accommodate outside influences to keep the companies products competitive in our existing society. It works, why should Apple be responsible for making a product that works amazing with every possible device that links to it? That is ridiculous. Even the human population is not like this. For example, our bodies can heal and repair from many traumas and illnesses. There is a certain part of the population that will succumb to those traumas and illnesses too but overall, we are resilient enough to for the most part as a species, survive. It should be up to the makers of the associated technologies to find out how to be compatible with both ecosystems if we are talking just the biggest two...Apple and Android. Many companies have done this and made decent profit. So those that buy Apple and complain that it won't work with everything...my car does not work with my sofa but I don't complain. It is not the responsibility of my car manufacturer nor is it the responsibility of my sofa maker to ensure compatibility with the infinite world that they could never foresee and are not financially responsible for. I mean, I can move my sofa with my car so I should be satisfied about the fact that is possible and not complain that I am not getting a massage while my car moves my sofa. It works with other things. That to me says a lot yet our own government wants to be a baby and say its how it works with things it doesn't own. Then the government should hold itself to that same standard and offer free services for the citizens of this country so we can be completely compatible with all other countries and possible devices we encounter. That means free health care, free education and not charging any person for harvesting sun power and quit going to war over resources or differences in government styles. Democracy supports differences so we should respect that other places are not democracies. Our people had to rise up and fight to be where we are so will their own citizens if they want different. It might be harder to do the more time passes and the governments get more powerful but I digress. It should be unconstitutional to enforce a company to have universal compatibility just like it should be unconstitutional to provide any company with immunity from persecution for products they produce that people interact with. So this is the same thing but in reverse. Big pharma can't be sued for killing people with COVID vaccines that were dangerous and not vaccines but therapies when they were supposed to be compatible and safe with all citizens who were forced to take them but were not. So why should Apple be sued for making its ecosystem so strong that they hold the market share with the invention of their devices that work so well with all their other devices and work with other devices but with diminished qualities? We are in a democracy that gets to choose the products and services we use. We are poor at selecting the best companies to buy from or use services from like Facebook or Google due to them collecting all of our digital data when connected from their devices or software. Facebook just flat out steals because they might own the website but they are collecting data from every website you go to forever after logging into Facebook and so they are an infectious virus. They take that data and sell it repetitively for an infinite amount of time. You can opt out of being tracked and increase the privacy so Facebook does not have that ability which is a lie because I have done the highest removal of Facebook tracking and they are still collecting my data and the data of anybody that uses that browser. Its why I use a different downloaded browser that cannot visit Facebook so it cannot be infected with their stealing malicious algorithm. Apple protects its users from this and you know this is exactly why the government is suing. They want to have easier access to Apple customer data for use whenever they feel like it because every other company has given over our data to them. Even so, they still get the data using crafted software designed to break the firewalls that protect Apple customers so I don't see why they are making such public waste of our tax dollars for things that most citizens, you know, the bosses of the government don't care about. I would rather see the tax dollars we give to the government not go to ridiculous black projects that hurt innocent people and have the CIA disbanded for its crimes against humanity. Then we can feed everybody, give healthcare to people...the real healthcare that works and not this crap pharmaceutical model developed in the 30's that has proven it only works for short periods of time. We need border protection so Americans aren't paying for the world to live off of us because our own citizens are dying from lack of services that they pay for as other non citizens are getting those services and exhausting working programs to a point of bust. We need to stop welfare for simply having children and make people work but ensure there are jobs for people. We need to enforce laws that protect citizens and not hurt them. Wasting their money is hurting them.

I have two main problems with Apple. Why do I need a third party messaging app to properly communicate with an Android User, and why do I always need to allow the paste function in an app where I’ve already allowed it in? Meanwhile, Apple apps can suggest things based on my activity in other apps without explicitly asking me for permission to do so.

in honesty the government needs to be sued for all their negligence and spending hard earned tax dollars to fund wars that matter not to the average American. all the more while starving and homeless veterans roam the streets in the 10s of 1000s

As a person who has every single Apple product ( because they work) I’ll sue the government for being ridiculously stupid

This is so dumb. Its simple. If you like Apple / iProducts than buy them. If you do not like them, you have many other choices. Its not like T-Mobile / ATT / Version is telling you that you have to buy iPhone to use cell towers. Now that would be a monopoly. People vote with their wallet, and if iPhone is the most popular phone in the USA, than that is what people like and want.

fpt already went over this it’s not a big deal that america is being sensitive.

I had an iPhone since the first iPhone and every computer I ever had was a Mac and I typically always own 2 or 3, Desktop MacBook Pro and an iPad. I love my Apple ecosystem and no one can force me to change my ways.

3:05 we are not going to talk about that playlist 😂

how is it a monopoly? when there are multiple phones you can purchase by multiple companies? no one is forced to buy Apple phones. you can buy all kinds of phones.... I still have my stocking Apple and I still believe they got tons of money and they're not going to ever go away❤

Does the government not know that more android phones are sold than any Apple iPhone? I mean seriously… This thinking that Apple has a monopoly in the space is ridiculous… if a company designs and develops a product or line of products that are meant to be tightly integrated, then that should be allowed. Also a company should be allowed to say what happens on their platforms, it’s ridiculous to think that anyone and everyone should be allowed to play a game when the people wanting to play have continued to break the rules. Sure Apple could forgo 30% cut to a lower percentage, but even still, Apple should be allowed to dictate who gets to play in their garden.

I think many Apple employees actually believe that all this bullying by Apple is for the good of customers and security etc. Meanwhile the world isn’t buying it anymore. Apple has been bullying everyone from customers to developers to Android users to repairs people, for years, and they definitely deserve to be sued. I hope they’re forced to change their ways deeply. And I say this as an Apple user and stock holder, who wishes them the best long term. They’ve lost their way and their reputation is falling to the dump, and if they don’t change it’ll become worse and worse.

i heard that Apple will be add RCS to their iMessaging to provide "enhanced experience" for other connections

My Bose Bluetooth headphones and other third-party Bluetooth devices work fine on all of my Apple devices, I don’t see any problem.

Apple building their own walled garden doesn't mean others have to join it if they don't want to.😂

This all comes down to iMessage. No one cares about anything else, including the government. Open iMessage to the Google Play Store for a monthly fee and this wouldn't have come to this. Is it childish? Yes. But what better way to explain the government.

I recently got an Iphone and if they release iphones that are more repairable and let me sideload apps I think that's amazing!

I am a very ex-Apple, now Andriod and Samsung user. However, This is a fight the US government should not be picking. Yes there are issues when using Apple specific eco-systems by Android users, but with there being about 3 times more Android users than iOS users, its a smaller issue than it appears. But the main reason the US government as well as the EU are going after Apple is not for users sakes, but rather to attract attention away from illegal immigration issues. As you have said, it's a big, headline and attention grabbing statement, but it would take years to get to court, if it ever did. But the announcement has dropped other and far bigger issues off the front page. I don't like the stuffiness of the Apple eco-system, which is why I replaced all my Apple products, but I will defend their right to have that system all day long. They created a system which provides a reliable and safe service to millions of people around the world and that should not be an issue.

The AppStore fees were illegal from the very first second. They closed the system for third partiy installations. And 30 percent is a bad joke. They should it pay all back. Because they have no right for it from the very beginning. Same goes for the iPod touch iTunes music store. Because the Walkman producers didn’t want money for allowing people to make music available on the walkman. Apple screwed up but also many other App Store owners

This is exactly why I bought apple products. I fell well in the „walled garden“. It is so much more convenient to have this full integration. What the government is doing there is total BS. Same for the EU that forces Apple to open the system and jeopardize the security of the system. If I would have wanted an open system to install whatever apps. I’d have bought an android. But I decided on purpose to go for a closed system.

I say it's a classic move those in power have always done. Eliminating threat and punishing even their very own just to show them who's in charge. To be honest, there are way bigger problems than the government and these other companies' FOMO issues. Seriously. 💯

I'm kinda of on the fence about this. I like some of the apple products like the air buds to work easier with Android and windows devices. But I don't belive that apple is shaming non apple users. There are other cloud based software systems that identify what platform you are on when you log into their systems. I do like the fact that with the Iphone 15 apple moved to the industry standard usb-c connector. Plus the same agrument the DOJ is using about apple having an monlopy could be true of google with their search engine and google maps.

bruh i dont understand this comment section majority of the people is saying that they choose this closed ecosistem and the "walled garden" instead of an open source and freedom of android but they choose the walled garden on purpose and dont want any changesand government should leave them alone, to me its just fuuny beacuse what youre basically saying "i went to jail on purpose and i like this jail and how im treated ( mostly horrible ) and dont want anything to change" i dont have a problem with people that "chooses" this ecosystem but this changes actually are in favor of the consumer and they offer the ability to chose your app store to chose the browser to chose the payment method the key word is "choice" not replace the already existing methods if you want to keep siting in your "jail" you can keep usimg the app store, safari browser and apple pay like nothing ever happened and slso no security risk either couse you're not using this workarounds that there will be available

anti-trust is never ever bad, if this goes through we could get headphone jacks back and be able to repair our phones again instead of buying new ones year over year, not to mention hotswap-able batteries and so much more quality of life that was slowly taken away in favor of growth and market share. also apple wont have any trouble maintaining a walled garden without making hostile moves to outplay other phone and pc makers.

Its a tough one cause most of apples software is proprietary and patented.. but that's like if samsung didnt wanna share its oled tech which it also manufacturers for apple

problem for tim cook he is stuck in the 80's mode ...just like apple iie...old man ceo thinks he does not need steve jobs make too many changes in his company that he thinks he can sell apple iie forever like ibm ceo did for old computers ...its why both are wrong when steve jobs and bill gates prove them otherwise that both were right all along about computing is not only one line of code ,its the evolution of the lines of code by software programmer can do more on his computer that made huge changes from 80's to now

I still want full un-restricted access to my iphone files instead of having to move my pictures/videos to apples photos app so I can edit them. Same goes for opening my files to any app that I choose intead of physically moving that file to a stupid app drawer. This is deeply annoying when you paid a premium for storage space.

I love my walled garden. Stuff just works.

I feel like the government has better things to do rather than mess with tech companies

Wow! So that's what's actually going on. I will NEVER run monopolies because, they're bad for customers.

Punishing companies for being successful doesn't seem like a winning strategy... There are plenty of underhanded things Apple does and has in its policies, but this case doesn't address any of them.

I'm PC and Android all the way; Linux too. But the majority of phones are Android, as too the majority of computers are Windows PC, so I don't see any monopoly.

First time I saw a MacBook I was blown away with the hardware and software compared to others

When Apple was on its last leg. It was Microsoft that gave Apple $150,000,000 Investment, which helped turn Apple around. Also, for the record, Samsung sells more Smartphones than Apple.... Apple is Number 2, in sales. I have both systems, The Problem with Apple is that any Accessory, you need for an Apple product is twice the price of the same product for a PC. Also, there is a lot of PC software you can't get for an Apple Computer. They made the price for any desktop made by them, outrageous. So owning any of their new DeskTop units is out of the question for the average buyer.

Maybe I am naive but I love the concept of the App Store a place I can get an app without the fear of downloading a virus. I would never download anything to my iPad/iPhone that did not come from the App Store. Likewise I love the concept of Apple making both hardware and software, they simply work. Perfect example try connecting a smart camera, smart plug and a smart light from three different companies to another companies smart home controller. With one you have to stand on your head and clap your hand with the other you have to stand on one foot and whistle Dixie and lastly you have to install by turning three times and bow to the north and if you do all that they may work but not every time. Total nonsense Apple may be controlling but their products work together. On every other product things may work or not it is a crap shoot

The government really needs to stop stepping over boundaries. Especially when they don't know what they're dealing with. It'll be a real shame if they ruin apple's eco system that they keep at a high quality.

I loved the PC/Mac commercials.

None of those changs you suggest. They aren't going to break up apple or ban the iphone. What they might do is force apple to allow new app stores, lower the 30% app store fee, or allow banks access to the NFC chip like the EU is doing. Those are reasonable things.

Sounds to me like the competition just sucks and can’t keep up so someone is angry

Apple has it's issues as stated and I think most of it is valid. Allowing 3rd party apps and app stores as well as not trapping users in their products, also making their devices irreparable or unupgradable by 3rd parties ,however both google and Microsoft are also monopolies in their own right and all those also have issues to sort out. The privacy argument with apple I think is also silly. They are just like every other company and will use stats from all their iCloud connected devices as they please just like Microsoft and google. Where do you think they learned that from. They copied the apple ecosystem. Anyway I'm really suspicious about the us gov motives though. Seems fishy to me.

i remember the us govt was worried about the G4 processor back in the day, lol

if apple get a more government friendly ceo, then I am never updating my apple devices again.