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Re:Apple Fires Back at Spotify for Asking for 'Preferential ... by canuckintime on Friday July 01, 2016 @07:47PM (#12020524)
DOJ has already previously said the Apple's in-app purchase policy could be investigated for anti-trust violations:

https://gigaom.com/2013/08/23/in-ebook-case-doj-claims-apple...

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Re:Apple Fires Back at Spotify for Asking for 'Preferential ... by Bombthecat on Sunday July 03, 2016 @08:15AM (#12025773)
Since it is almost three years ago, I guess it is safe to say that it is not happening.

Except Spotify for example start to spent millions to push it.

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Re:Apple Fires Back at Spotify for Asking for 'Preferential ... by canuckintime on Sunday July 03, 2016 @09:23AM (#12025937)
The DOJ spent the past three years pursuing the broader case of Apple's collusion with the book publishers — the publishers immediately settled but Apple kept appealing. Those appeals were finally exhausted earlier this year ( http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/technology/apple-supreme-c... ) so the DOJ might now take the opportunity to tackle Apple's other anti-competitive tactics.

Spotify shouldn't have to spend millions to push it. It's a criminal matter not a civil case. The DOJ is duty-bound to investigate complaints.

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