WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple Inc, Politico reported on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment. Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Politico reported the Justice Department has not made a decision whether to sue Apple, but the department’s antitrust division hopes to file suit by the end of the year.
Reuters reported previously that the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019.
(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru and David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Jonathan Oatis)