Apple is suspected of abuse of competitive advantages or was antitrust lawsuits by the Ministry of Justice

According to a local time reported on the 26th local time of Dow Jones, a person familiar with the matter revealed that by the end of this year, the US Department of Justice may initiate an antitrust lawsuit against Apple.

It is reported that the US Department of Justice has been investigating Apple since 2019.The Ministry of Justice believes that Apple has abused its market forces and stifled small technology companies, including application developers and hardware manufacturers, thereby curbing competition.

According to the person familiar with the matter, multiple prosecutors within the Ministry of Justice are collecting materials for possible lawsuits, which shows that a protracted survey came to a key node, and the lawsuit may soon come.

As of the close of the U.S. stock market on the 26th, Apple's stock price fell by about 3.8%.

It is reported that the Ministry of Justice is expected to file an antitrust lawsuit on the online advertising business of Alphabet Inc. (letters).

Source 丨 CCTV News

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