Apple may face antitrust inquiry over coding restrictions

Posted on Monday, May 03 2010 @ 21:31 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Engadget reports Apple risks an antitrust inquiry over its decision to block third-party toolkits and middleware from being used to develop iPhone and iPad applications.
Apple's decision to block third-party toolkits and middleware -- particularly Flash -- from being used to develop iPhone and iPad apps has certainly prompted a fair amount of debate around the web, and now it sounds like Steve and the gang might face some even harsher scrutiny: a single-sourced piece in the New York Post reports that the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are currently tussling over which agency should be tasked with a potential antitrust inquiry into the matter.


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