IN THE UNITED STATES it is not illegal for a company to become a monopoly by selling superior products or services, but when it has achieved that position it becomes subject to rules that don’t apply to its competitors.

Apple — the second largest company in the world — was hit Friday with a class action lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco contending it unlawfully “tied” together two of its products. That wouldn’t be a problem for others, but may be for Apple because of its dominant position in the relevant markets.

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Joe Dworetzky is a second career journalist. He practiced law in Philadelphia for more than 35 years, representing private and governmental clients in commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings. Joe served as City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Ed Rendell and from 2009 to 2013 was one of five members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission with responsibility for managing the city’s 250 public schools. He moved to San Francisco in 2011 and began writing fiction and pursuing a lifelong interest in editorial cartooning. Joe earned a Master’s in Journalism from Stanford University in 2020. He covers Legal Affairs and writes long form Investigative stories. His occasional cartooning can be seen in Bay Area Sketchbook. Joe encourages readers to email him story ideas and leads at joe.dworetzky@baycitynews.com.