[Mobile China News] According to a foreign media WinFuture report, Apple's controversy over "throttling" even had legal consequences a few years later. The advocates of Consumer Rights have filed lawsuits in several European countries. Serious allegations still exist: fraud against customers.
In March last year, Apple agreed to a settlement in the United States: The company will pay US$500 million in compensation to customers whose iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 models are restricted. In 2017, users discovered that iOS will quietly limit CPU performance as the battery life increases. Four years after the iPhone 6 was released, the "battery" scandal is indeed accelerating in the European Union.
Many years later, the iPhone 6 family is still causing big trouble for Apple
In December last year, the European consumer organization (Euroconsumers) filed a lawsuit against Apple in , Belgium and Spain, because the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 were affected. limit. They hope to get about 60 million euros in compensation from Apple, which is equivalent to about 60 euros for each iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus sold in the country.
European Consumer Policy and Executive Director Els Bruggeman (Els Bruggeman) said in a statement: "When consumers buy Apple iPhone , they want the product to be of sustainable quality. Unfortunately. However, this is not the case with the iPhone 6 series." "Not only have consumers been deceived, suffered setbacks and economic losses, but from an ecological point of view, this is also completely irresponsible." Feeling guilty, but of course Apple in Europe will use all legal means to avoid further payments. "We have never-and will never-intentionally shorten or improve the life of Apple products. Deteriorating the user experience to encourage customers to upgrade." An Apple spokesperson said in an email.Now, the court will decide whether to believe this statement.
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