The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consumers and developers at the expense of making users more reliant on its iPhones.

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    9 months ago
    • You can use an Apple Watch without an iPhone.
    • anyone can create and sell a Watch App - Apple maintains the store and basic functionality
    • you can use another brand Watch with an iPhone - I see the apps
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      9 months ago

      I think the point though is you might be able to connect a Garmin to your iPhone but only Apple Watches get special access to certain APIs because “security”.