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This fall, the company will begin allowing customers to replace broken parts with used iPhone components without its previous software limits.

The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.

The move tests the European Union’s new tech competition law, which was designed to allow competing app stores.

An E.U. law taking effect in March forced Apple to loosen its grip on the App Store, changes it had long resisted.