Apple’s antitrust fight begins

The Verge’s David Pierce, Alex Cranz, Lauren Feiner and Nilay Patel discuss the breaking news about the the US Department of Justice accusing Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in an expansive new antitrust lawsuit. Further reading: US v. Apple: everything you need to know: 0:00 - Intro 00:49 - The DOJ’s Allegations 02:23 - Five key areas of the DOJ’s complaint against Apple 05:55 - Super Apps 15:14 - Cloud gaming on iOS 23:48 - Messaging apps and green bubbles 30:17 - Smartwatches 35:04 - Apple’s control over NFC and transactions 42:00 - Nilay joins us from vacation 48:59 - Google’s market dominance 51:51- Middleware and the future of apps 58:51 - Apple’s defense 01:02:18 - The Open Web 01:13:22 - Lightning round 01:18:16 - A Super App for babies Subscribe: Like The Verge on Facebook: Follow on Twitter: Follow on Instagram: Follow on TikTok: The Vergecast Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel: More about our podcasts: Read More: Community guidelines: Wallpapers from The Verge: Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Wednesday and Friday: