: tending to reduce or discourage competition
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In December more than a dozen watchdog and digital rights organizations called on the Department of Justice and the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Apple for anticompetitive behavior.
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Lauren Goode, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Apple is embroiled in a new fight with the Department of Justice, which recently filed a lawsuit accusing the company of anticompetitive behavior in such dealings as with the App Store, the Apple Watch, and messaging.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
Apple’s anticompetitive behavior has violated antitrust law and harmed consumers.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Epic is arguing that Apple is violating the court’s order requiring Apple to revise app store practices that were deemed anticompetitive.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The company has been repeatedly scrutinized by regulators around the world, and other tech companies have accused the company of anticompetitive practices.
—Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
This month, Apple has taken two regulatory hits: a European Union fine of nearly $2 billion for anticompetitive music streaming practices and a U.S. government lawsuit claiming Apple violated antitrust laws.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Earlier this month, Apple was fined nearly $2 billion by the European Union for anticompetitive music-streaming practices.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
After a coalition of state attorneys general and the Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Apple of using anticompetitive practices, the company’s value has taken a beating.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Lauren Goode, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Apple is embroiled in a new fight with the Department of Justice, which recently filed a lawsuit accusing the company of anticompetitive behavior in such dealings as with the App Store, the Apple Watch, and messaging.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
Apple’s anticompetitive behavior has violated antitrust law and harmed consumers.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Epic is arguing that Apple is violating the court’s order requiring Apple to revise app store practices that were deemed anticompetitive.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The company has been repeatedly scrutinized by regulators around the world, and other tech companies have accused the company of anticompetitive practices.
—Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
This month, Apple has taken two regulatory hits: a European Union fine of nearly $2 billion for anticompetitive music streaming practices and a U.S. government lawsuit claiming Apple violated antitrust laws.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Earlier this month, Apple was fined nearly $2 billion by the European Union for anticompetitive music-streaming practices.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
After a coalition of state attorneys general and the Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Apple of using anticompetitive practices, the company’s value has taken a beating.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Anticompetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticompetitive. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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