Apple's market clout likely to draw more scrutiny

In this photo taken March 7, 2012, the Apple logo is projected while an announcement in San Francisco. Apple has always been a control freak in its business dealings. And now that it has amassed tremendous power, government antitrust regulators in the U.S. and Europe will be closely monitoring the world's most valuable company as it attempts to define and dominate the markets hatched by the iPhone and iPad.

"Any big U.S. tech company understands that when they are successful enough to create and expand markets, they may get government scrutiny," says David Turetsky, an antitrust attorney with the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf in Washington. "Apple is going to keep antitrust lawyers very busy for some time to come."