Department of Justice antitrust filing against Apple said to be imminent, for the fourth consecutive year

A new report claims that the US Department of Justice is in the 'late stages' of investigating Apple and a wide-ranging complaint will be filed soon, but how — or if — it will all play out isn't actually clear.Apple has reportedly been under investigation by the Department of Justice for about four years, and to date, nothing has happened. A report on Friday afternoon claims that a filing may happen soon — or it may not.The report, by the New York Times on Friday, citing three people familiar with the matter, say that a case may be filed as soon as the first half of this year. This 'case filing soon' refrain has been common across similar reports for over five years, however.Two of the unnamed sources say that senior leaders in the Justice Department are reviewing the investigation materials. The same sources say agency officials have met with Apple officials as recently as December as part of the investigative process. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums