The U.S. Attorney General must have his reasons.
From Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. Justice Department considering Apple probe
The U.S. Justice Department has jurisdiction for a potential probe of Apple Inc as part of a broader review of whether technology giants are using their size to act in an anti-competitive manner, two sources told Reuters.
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) met in recent weeks and agreed to give the Justice Department the jurisdiction to undertake potential antitrust probes of Apple and Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, the sources said.
The FTC was given jurisdiction to look at Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc, the sources said.
The sources did not say what the government’s potential concern might be regarding Apple. (emphasis mine)
My take: Why am I not surprised? This wouldn’t be the first time the DOJ has gone after the wrong target.
My answer, clear and simple: he hasn’t got a clue….
I think that no-one in this administration can differentiate between the business-models of Apple, Amazon, Google or Facebook.
Yes, Apple is the only one who is offering a way to bring apps to iOS-Devices, BUT, look at the crap that is sold one Googles Android-Store.
Particular when it comes to privacy-related things, like apps that are spying on you.
But, to be honest: “anti-competitive” do sound nice, doesn’t it?
A lot of money was made by some players yesterday as a direct result of this story.