Overview

• Apple’s response disputes the DOJ’s monopoly accusation by systematically rebutting each of the five allegations about ecosystem restrictions.
• The company highlights existing support for super apps on the App Store and recent iOS updates that allow cloud-streaming games through both the web and in-app frameworks.
• Apple points to the widespread availability of third-party messaging apps, robust pairing capabilities for non-Apple smartwatches and its secure tap-to-pay mechanism for digital wallets.
• In its filing, Apple warns that the DOJ’s proposed remedies could undermine consumer choice and grant the government excessive control over technology design.
• Following Judge Julien Neals’s denial of Apple’s dismissal motion in June, the lawsuit has now advanced into the discovery phase where document exchanges will begin.