A graphic of an Apple logo upside down on an iPhone.
The US Department of Justice has sued Apple in an attempt to get the iPhone maker to open up its app ecosystem.
  • The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing it of illegally maintaining a smartphone monopoly.
  • The lawsuit could force Apple to make its ecosystem more accessible to outside companies.
  • Some critics of the suit say it could make the iPhone's security and user experience worse.

The US Department of Justice is trying to get Apple to open up its ecosystem.

But is that something iPhone users really want?