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Apple Loses Bid to Shut Down UK iPhone Class Action Suit
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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Apple Loses Bid to Shut Down UK iPhone Class Action Suit

[ad_1] Apple Inc. has lost a bid to dismiss a London class action lawsuit that accused it of misleading customers on a controversial power management tool in iPhones.The Competition Appeal Tribunal, the court which deals with the UK's collective proceedings, ruled the class action can now provisionally go ahead, according to a ruling on Wednesday. Lawyers for Apple had asked for the case to be struck out on the grounds that the devices in question were substandard. The suit alleges that Apple abused its dominant market position by informing customers that software updates from late 2016 improved the battery life of the devices when in fact it allegedly quietly “throttled” it.  “We have never — and would never – do anything to intentionally shorten the life of any Apple product, or degra...
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Blast from the past! iPhone throttling case could cost Apple $2 bn
2Nov By adminNo Comments
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Blast from the past! iPhone throttling case could cost Apple $2 bn

[ad_1] Apple has been accused of slowing down users' iPhones and it now faces a lawsuit which is worth nearly $2 billion. However, Apple denies that it has done anything to shorten the life span of their iPhones. Recently, it was reported that the judge has agreed to proceed with the case. However, they demand more clarity from the accusing side. Know all about the iPhone case here and what would be the next step for Apple.Apple iPhone throttling caseAccording to a report by Reuters, British consumer champion Justin Gutman filed a lawsuit against Apple with over 24 million iPhone users in the United Kingdom. iPhone users accused Apple of throttling the iPhone's battery and performance. The lawyers claim that Apple rolled out a software update to various iPhone models and affected their ...
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