The DOJ just filed a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against Apple.
It's the biggest challenge to Apple's reach and power to date.
If successful, it could profoundly change the way Apple makes its products.
However, the lawsuit will likely take years to wind through the courts. Plus, it contains some real head-scratchers, like demanding that Apple allow streaming apps (which it already does) as well as unspecified “Super Apps” (like China’s WeChat, which, again, Apple already does with multifunction apps like Facebook).
You can read all the details and our take here.
Also in today’s newsletter:
Apple just released iOS 17.4.1 with some important bug fixes.
Here’s how to make your iPhone talk — in your own voice.
Apple's awesome AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C case have dropped to their lowest price ever.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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