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Apple Met With DOJ Antitrust Chief in Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid Expected Suit
- Representatives for iPhone maker met with top officials
- Antitrust agency has been probing company since 2019
Apple’s App Store, which charges developers a commission of either 15% or 30%, has come under heavy criticism by developers and lawmakers.
Photographer: Gabby Jones/BloombergApple Inc. representatives met with the Justice Department last week in a final bid to persuade the agency not to file an antitrust suit against the company, according to people familiar with the matter.
The company and its lawyers met with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, who will make the final call on whether to file a suit, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the confidential meeting. Such “last rites” meetings are often one of the final steps before a lawsuit is filed.