Eye on Apple: Department of Justice Inquiry Expands
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2010-05-31 13:30:49 UTC
- Modified: 2010-05-31 13:30:49 UTC
Summary: News about Apple's alleged market abuses
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Report: DOJ inquiry of Apple goes beyond music
Investigators with the Department of Justice have begun asking questions of executives in the film industry and other media sectors, according to a story that appeared Friday in The New York Post.
"The [Justice Dept.] is doing outreach," an anonymous Hollywood source told the Post. "You can't dictate terms to the industry. The Adobe thing is just inviting the wrath of everybody."
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End of Microsoft Windows Era
Apple’s online music practices are under investigation.
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Apple probe grows
The Justice Dept.'s probe into Apple is expanding to include how the iPhone and iPad maker does business with media outfits in areas beyond music, The Post has learned.
According to several sources, the Justice Dept. has contacted a handful of the country's biggest media and technology companies to get their views on Apple, which, after years of casting itself as the tiny outsider, has become an 800-pound gorilla calling the shots in several arenas.
"The [Justice Dept.] is doing outreach," said one Hollywood industry source. "You can't dictate terms to the industry. The Adobe thing is just inviting the wrath of everybody."
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