Apple CarPlay is anticompetitive, too, US lawsuit alleges
by Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge - All Posts on (#6KHD0)
Image: Ford Buried in the 88-page antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Apple is a reference to everyone's favorite phone-projection system, CarPlay.
The DOJ says that, like smartphones, vehicle infotainment systems have become a new way in which Apple exhibits anticompetitive behavior to harm consumers as well as its competitors.
Apple's plans to introduce a more immersive version of CarPlay, in which the system displays key aspects of the vehicle's functions like speed and HVAC, are further evidence of the company's illegal monopoly over smartphones, prosecutors say.
Infotainment systems have become a new way in which Apple exhibits anticompetitive behavior
By applying the same playbook of restrictions to CarPlay,...