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: GamePolitics.comNYT: Apple May Face Antitrust Probe
By james_fudge
The New York Times is reporting that Apple may find itself the target of an antitrust probe soon. According to a New York Times report this morning, both the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are considering whether or not to initiate an antitrust probe over Apple's recent restriction of developers writing apps for its iPhone operating system using third-party software.
Both agencies have apparently received numerous complaints about Apple's new iPhone policy, according to an anonymous source close to the matter. The NYT article points out that "discussions" don't always lead to investigations.
The potential antitrust probe seems to be related to changes to its iPhone software developer kit. The changes, implemented with the release of the new iPhone 4.0 operating system, revealed new rules disallowing apps from the iTunes iPhone and iPad store that are built using third-party programs. Read More
Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on May 04, 2010 (boomark / email).
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