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The lawsuit further alleges that the Amazon Fire Phone hit the rock because of Apple.

According to the DOJ, Apple was running on fumes and inclining towards bankruptcy in the late 1990s.

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It was only in 2001 that the company turned things around following the launch of the iPod.

The DOJ also claims that Apple’s iTunes contributed to the iPod’s early success.

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