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:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/22/24...

US v. Apple: everything you need to know: https://www.theverge.com/24107581/doj...

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

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