According to people familiar with the matter, while the US Department of Justice is negotiating a settlement plan on the antitrust lawsuit against Apple, app developers are worried that any settlement agreement reached will not be enough to curb what they see as Apple's anti-competitive behavior. According to people familiar with the matter, a number of developers, including PayPal and Epic Games, have expressed their concerns to the Ministry of Justice about the potential settlement outcome of the lawsuit. People familiar with the matter said that Ministry of Justice officials sent signals when communicating with developers and preferred to settle lawsuits through settlement rather than continue with court defenses.

According to people familiar with the matter, while the US Department of Justice is negotiating a settlement plan on the antitrust lawsuit against Apple, app developers are worried that any settlement agreement reached will not be enough to curb what they see as Apple's anti-competitive behavior. According to people familiar with the matter, a number of developers, including PayPal and Epic Games, have expressed their concerns to the Ministry of Justice about the potential settlement outcome of the lawsuit. People familiar with the matter said that Ministry of Justice officials sent signals when communicating with developers and preferred to settle lawsuits through settlement rather than continue with court defenses.