A week after being sued by the United States Department of Justice, Apple is vehemently denying any comparisons to Microsoft in the 1990s, a reference made by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in the recent filing.
While certain aspects of the United States v. Microsoft Corp. case were overturned, Microsoft was still required to alter its business practices considered monopolistic. Garland and 16 state attorneys general involved in the Apple lawsuit are aiming for a similar outcome to prevent what they see as unfair advantages for Apple.
The lawsuit highlights Apple’s past criticism of Microsoft’s tactics, suggesting Apple’s own practices today are hypocritical. Apple argues that its global iPhone market share, unlike Microsoft’s Windows domination, doesn’t indicate a monopoly, with only around 20% global market share compared to Microsoft’s previous 90%.
