Denying Monopoly Allegations, Apple Trying To Stop DOJ's Lawsuit

JAKARTA Apple is trying to stop the antitrust case filed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The tech giant urged federal judges to drop the case.

According to Apple, the complaints made by the government contained speculative and unreasonable arguments. Apple even stated that its smartphone share is not too big to be considered a monopoly as the government has accused.

Indirectly, Apple wants to show that their influence is not so great and does not dominate the market unfairly. The company also calls third-party developers aggrieved "big capital company".

In the courtroom, DOJ Advisor Jonathan Lasken denied Apple's argument. He said that Apple's statement was more unreasonable. According to him, the idea that Apple does not monopolize with its entire actions is odd.

"The court is allowed to use common sense," Lasken said, quoted from The Verge. "We are here today, based on the idea that it doesn't make sense that (Apple) has monopoly power, but instead depends on a global giant much smaller than it."

The government believes that Apple is indeed monopolizing. In the lawsuit, several actions by Apple led to a monopoly, such as reducing the quality of messages between iOS and Android and limiting the functionality of third parties' smart watch to their cellphones.

Now, US District Court Judge Julien Xavier Neals must focus on whether the antitrust allegations that DOJ filed can be brought to court. It is possible that Neals will only continue part of DOJ's claims or reject all DOJ allegations. The judge's decision is expected to be completed in January.