The statement of remedies follow on from the submissions of the US Department of Justice and 33 state attorney-generals. These bodies want to force Apple to allow links to be made between the apps of rivals and e-bookshops run by Amazon and others. Apple has described such proposals as 'wild and draconian punishment'.

Government interference

According to the company, it would 'empower the government to regulate Apple’s businesses and potentially affect Apple’s business relationships with thousands of partners across several markets', according to The Next Web. But Bill Baer of the Justice Department's anti-trust division said: 'Under the department’s proposed order, Apple’s illegal conduct will cease and Apple and its senior executives will be prevented from conspiring to thwart competition in the future.'