Summary
- Apple plans to ask a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states alleging monopoly in the smartphone market
- Apple denies being a monopolist, citing fierce competition and the inability to charge supra-competitive prices
- The DOJ accuses Apple of using market power to get more money and maintain an illegal monopoly on smartphones
- Apple rejects contentions that iPhone keeps consumers locked in and states that unhappy customers can switch to competitor platforms if desired
