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[Goldengate8361]

I love Apple, but I think the DOJ is kind of right.

[goldensrbest]

Isn't it up to people what phone they buy?

[Mz iMac]

@goldensrbest   Per the DOJ.......

“Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies break the law,”

[Laura14]

Go DOJ! It's about time! 👏

I can not tell you the problems this has caused between my family, employer, and I. Some of us can not afford or refuse to pay Apple prices for extras we do not need. I have an Android phone with triple the storage for a third of their iPhone price.

Received free Apple Fitness through my health insurance. Can't use it without an iPhone. 

And I also get punished by not being able to communicate from time to time with friends and family and coworkers who get mad at me for not having an iPhone like Apple's issues are my fault.

The texting constantly goes down and I get accused of not replying to texts that I never got because the two operating systems refuse to properly connect with one another. 

It's about time our government acted like a government and at least requires that companies provide the basics to everyone. Have your bells and whistles, but require all basic operations for everyone so we don't continue to have a built in haves and have nots. 

There's fair competition and then there is greed and monopoly. Companies used to stay on top through innovation and attracting, not attacking, the consumers. Let's get back to that. 

[Carmie]

So much for free enterprise we used to enjoy.

 Our government is trying to control our gas stoves, our vehicles wanting electric only... with batteries that catch fire and burn down our house when parked in the garage and now our electronics devices.

[Sooner]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

Isn't it up to people what phone they buy?

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@goldensrbest Absolutely!  Nothing else out there is like Apple.  But there are lots of choices so I don't see the problem here.

Aren't there better things for DOJ to go after than Apple?    Really?  

[SaveTheTurtles]

Interesting. Still love all Apple products, though.

[patbz]

So overdue! We are a Samsung/Amazon family and I realized "the fix was in" last year when I  couldn't even get a charging cable for my Samsung at Costco ( they sell the phones and yes, I know that now they use the same input) because they didn't carry it ( but they had several choices for Apple).

[teganslaw]

This might be settled out of court. I don't use Apple devices, but I think the DOJ has a case. About time someone held Apple responsible for their monopoly. 

[Kachina624]

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@cheriere wrote:

@Mz iMac   Interesting indeed.  I must admit though, where I live out in the country and away from cell service, I can always text or FaceTime with my friends and family who also have an iPhone.  I wish I were able to also do this with those who have Androids too.💝

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@cheriere.  Why can't you?