"Apple Braces for Potential U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit Amid Mixed Financial Forecasts"
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The US Department of Justice is reportedly nearing the end of an antitrust investigation into Apple, focusing on the company's practices that potentially lock customers into its ecosystem, such as restrictions on iMessage and the interoperability of the Apple Watch with non-Apple devices. The DOJ may file a lawsuit against Apple as early as the first half of 2024. This comes amidst broader antitrust actions against other Big Tech firms like Amazon and Google. Apple has not yet commented on the matter.
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- Apple shares slip on report U.S. government preparing antitrust lawsuit CNBC
- Department of Justice edges toward antitrust case vs. Apple: report MarketWatch
- Not all financial predictions for Apple's holiday quarter are doom and gloom AppleInsider
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