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Apple May Face Antitrust Scrutiny By FTC, DoJ For Developer Agreement

Apple May Face Antitrust Scrutiny By FTC, DoJ For Developer Agreement
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Executive Tech Editor, The Huffington Post

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After years of being the little guy who used Washington to fend off Goliaths like Microsoft, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is about to learn what life is like when the shoe's on the other foot.

According to a person familiar with the matter, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are locked in negotiations over which of the watchdogs will begin an antitrust inquiry into Apple's new policy of requiring software developers who devise applications for devices such as the iPhone and iPad to use only Apple's programming tools.

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