Tim Cook informed Norah O’Donnell of CBS News that Apple isn’t a monopoly.
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After going over how an absence of digital personal privacy is bad for democracy, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated Monday that the business isn’t a monopoly.
Norah O’Donnell of CBS News asked Cook whether Apple is too huge. And Cook stated no.
“I think the scrutiny is fair. I think we should be scrutinized,” Cook informed CBS News throughout an interview at Apple’s yearly WWDC in San Jose, California. “But if you look at our – any kind of measure about is Apple a monopoly or not, I don’t think anybody reasonable is gonna come to the conclusion that Apple’s a monopoly.”
He restated: “We are not a monopoly.”
Cook likewise stated he highly disagrees with 2020 governmental enthusiastic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s require Apple and other huge tech business to separate. Last month, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes required the separation of Facebook. Warren and other political leaders have actually rallied around him.
Silicon Valley business have actually been under fire for their scale and power. The House of Representatives started a sweeping antitrust probe of tech giants on Monday. The examination will analyze whether business are taking part in “anti-competitive conduct” and whether present antitrust laws suffice to repair the issue. The probe will consist of a series of hearings in the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law.
The Department of Justice is likewise apparently checking out the possibility of examining Apple over antitrust issues.
CBS Evening News will launch more of the interview with Cook on Tuesday.
(Disclosure: CBS is the moms and dad business of CBS News and CNET.)
Originally released June 4 at 6: 55 a.m. PT.
Update, 7: 09 a.m.: Adds information on antitrust probe.
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