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US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones (www.theverge.com)

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The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consumers and developers at the expense of making users more reliant on its iPhones.

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[-] JCreazy@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

Carrier Unlocking is required before a phone can be bootloader unlocked, at least on my Pixel 8.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Ahh - I think I see what you're getting at.

I think the Pixel allows unlocking the bootloader, so it's just the carrier in the way.

Most phones have to be hacked to unlock the bootloader because of the manufacturer locking it, so the carrier doesn't really matter since you're having to bypass locks anyway.

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