[The Morning After]( It's Friday, March 22, 2024. The Department of Justice and more than a dozen states have [filed a lawsuit against Apple]( in the US federal court, accusing the company of violating antitrust laws. It says Appleâs hardware and software products are largely inaccessible to competitors, making it difficult for rivals to compete and for customers to switch to other companiesâ products. The lawsuit comes after the European Commission fined Apple â¬1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) for stopping music-streaming developers from âinforming iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services availableâ outside the App Store. And all this while US lawmakers chase another tech company, TikTok, with[a lot of enthusiasm](. The DOJ suggests Apple used its control over iOS to block innovative apps and cloud streaming services from the public. (Look at cloud gaming services, like Googleâs now-gone Stadia and[Microsoftâs xCloud](. The suit also suggests Apple has obstructed rival payment platforms, made it harder for Android messages to appear on iPhones and restricted how competing smartphones integrated with iOS devices. You could compare Appleâs antitrust suit to Microsoftâs antitrust suit brought against Windows in the late â90s â even Attorney General Merrick Garland noted those in the suit. But Microsoft truly dominated PC software back then, with over 90 percent of all PCs running some flavor of Windows. The DOJ says Apple claims 70 percent of all smartphones, which is already less. Step outside the US, which is a bit academic here, and Apple has the same market share as Samsung, with many other phone makers jostling for a percentage point or two. Itâs not quite the same grip as Microsoft had on PCs. â Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed [Our hilariously timed piece on how the iPhone changed tech overnight]( [The case against the TikTok ban bill]( [Samsungâs Music Frame speaker is now available for pre-order for $400]( ââYou can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. [Subscribe right here!]( [Microsoftâs Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 are not for you]( Theyâre for serious business people and professionals.
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Microsoft]( Two devices conspicuously missing from Microsoftâs Surface and AI event last fall are finally here â and theyâre what we expected and a bit surprising. Today, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, sporting the same designs as the previous models but now with the AI smarts of Intelâs new Core Ultra CPU. Alas, both have the foreboding words âfor businessâ attached to their names, so youâll only be able to buy them from Microsoftâs website or commercial resellers. But why? We donât really know. [Continue reading.]( [DoorDash is testing a drone delivery feature in Virginia]( Itâs in partnership with Alphabetâs Wing. DoorDash just announced the launch of a new drone delivery pilot program in Christiansburg, Virginia, with an approximate population of 22,000. The company says orders should arrive in 30 minutes or less, making high-flying drones about as fast as a standard pizza delivery. However, itâs limited to only âeligible items.â And, alas, only items from fast-food chain Wendyâs. Wendyâs? Wendyâs. [Continue reading.]( [Reddit is now a publicly traded company]( The social media stalwart wants to raise around $631 million in its IPO. Nearly two decades after its debut, Reddit is now a publicly traded company. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as RDDT on Thursday, with mascot Snoo on hand to ring the opening bell. One interesting aspect of Reddit going public is it offered shares at the IPO pricing to long-term users of good standing over the last few weeks. Itâs not all good news for Reddit, though. It recently signed a deal with Google, reportedly worth $60 million a year, to train the latterâs AI models on user-generated content. The Federal Trade Commission is looking into that arrangement. [Continue reading.]( The Morning After is a daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter](. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note.]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter.]( Copyright © 2024 Yahoo. All rights reserved.