Epic Games now fears that the Department of Justice will let Apple off its antitrust suit with a settlement that does nothing to deter future App Store behavior.
Apple’s long-running dispute with the DOJ may be coming to an end. Image source: Apple
More than two years on from when the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Apple in an enormous antitrust suit, it has once again signaled that it would consider settling the case. But large developers including Epic Games and now also PayPal have told the DOJ that this really means Apple getting its own way.
According to a vague report from The Information on Friday, Justice Department officials have told developers that they would now prefer to settle rather than continue fighting the case. Regular complainers Epic and PayPal have argued that settling would not prevent Apple repeating or continuing its alleged antitrust behavior.