The Justice Department will also oversee scrutiny of Apple Inc, according to one of the people. That deal was struck between Makan Delrahim, the head of Justice’s antitrust division, and Joe Simons, the FTC chairman. Oracle Corp is open to meeting with the Justice Department’s antitrust officials, according to a person familiar. The Justice Department investigation, the scope of which is unclear, marks the first significant scrutiny in the US of Google’s practices since the FTC investigation was closed without action six years ago. While it’s too early to know whether the Justice Department inquiry will lead to an enforcement action, its recent track record isn’t good.

Source: The Star June 04, 2019 09:22 UTC