Well, in the first place, something very rare happened a tech giant actually lost a big case in a US court. Second, the case was decided by a jury, not (as often happens in such cases) by a judge. Third, it showed that venerable antitrust (ie anti-monopoly) laws such as the Sherman Act still work.
Given that these devices were proper computers, they could run small programs apps (for applications) created by software developers. Accordingly, Apple set up the App Store, from which iPhone users could buy apps made by third-party developers.
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