The App Store is coming under increased scrutiny in U.S. antitrust probeThe DOJ is looking really close at Apple's App Store practices.
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The U.S. Justice Department is looking at Apple's App Store as part of a larger antitrust probe.
The government has been meeting with app developers for over a year now.
It is still unknown if the DOJ will bring a case against the company.
The App Store's policies recently came under public scrutiny when Apple and Hey Email engaged in a very public debate about the App Store's payment system requirements. Now, it appears that the United States Justice Department has been talking to developers such as Hey Email for the last year about the same subject.
Reported by Bloomberg, the Justice Department has been looking into Apple's App Store policies, specifically the company's rules about requiring developers to use its payment system.
"Government lawyers have met with developers as recently as last week and are asking questions about Apple's rules that require apps to use its App Store payment...
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The App Store is coming under increased scrutiny in U.S. antitrust probe
