Q1: The Justice Department and fifteen states (including ones governed by Republicans such as TN and ND, and by Democrats including CA and NY) sued Apple on anti-trust grounds Thursday, accusing the company of monopolizing the US smartphone market.

It is estimated that 135m Americans own iPhones, a 63% share. The government alleges the company tries to keep users from switching by making it so competing apps and phones don't integrate well with iPhones.

If Justice Department prevails, it has the right to ask for changes to Apple’s business practices and/or to order the break up of the company.

Which would you like to see Apple ordered to do, if either?

Q2: The Justice Department alleges Apple purposely kept the texting experience between Apple and non-Apple users substandard so people wouldn't switch to lower-priced phones from competitors.

The lawsuit notes Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 2022 comment to a questioner who complained that he couldn’t send his mother videos because of Apple’s messaging quirks to Android phones. Cook said: "Buy your mom an iPhone."

The lawsuit further alleges the green bubbles that show an Android user’s messages signal that other smartphones are lower quality than the iPhone.

Have you personally been frustrated by problems messaging between Apple and Android phones?

Q3: The government also alleges Apple prevents access to cloud-based games, competitors to its iWallet, and "super apps" such as WeChat so that the company can keep consumers using its in-house apps.

The government says preventing access to third-party apps kills off competition, which ultimately harms the public with inferior products and higher prices.

Apple contends they have every right to determine what apps make it on to its platform, and that exercising that right allows them to keep their product standards highs.

Which do you think has the better argument?