Reuters: Britain will file a case against Apple over iPhone batteries
A court in the UK has allowed the possibility of bringing a case regarding defective iPhone batteries. Reuters reports this.
The London Competition Appeal Tribunal has rejected Apple’s bid to block a case involving problematic iPhone batteries. The lawsuit was filed in June 2022 by UK resident Justin Gutmann, who accused the American corporation of selling defective smartphones.
According to Gutman, Apple deliberately used batteries in the Phone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, SE, 7 and 7 Plus that did not match the processor or operating system of the smartphones. Subsequently, the corporation released new versions of iOS, which slowed down the performance of gadgets. The plaintiff demanded compensation from the company; its amount could be up to $1.9 billion.
Apple attempted to block the lawsuit in May 2023, calling it baseless. “We have never and will not do anything to intentionally shorten the life of any Apple product or degrade the user experience in order to encourage customers to make new purchases,” Apple spokesman Tom Parker said in a statement.
In August, it became known that Apple would begin paying compensation to iPhone users whose smartphones were slowed down. The corporation will pay each consumer $65, or about 6 thousand rubles.
Source: Lenta
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