Apple asks judge to dismiss DOJ's antitrust lawsuit

Apple is asking a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 state attorneys general against the iPhone maker, which they allege maintains an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market. 

The tech giant argued in a filing Thursday that it is not a monopolist and that its design choices have not had any anticompetitive effects on the market. 

“Apple has invested billions of dollars to create a revolutionary, cutting-edge product...