Apple is slapped with one of the largest class-action suits ever filed against the company. A total of 63,767 iPhone users in South Korean have filed a case against the tech firm for making their phone go slow on purpose.
It seems like the time is not in Apple’s favor. In December last year, the company had published a note admitting that it intentionally slows down older iPhone models with degrading batteries to prevent sudden shut downs. Soon after Apple found itself in hot water over its own statement. In just the course of a few days, many lawsuits were filed against the company for breaching the trust of its customers.
Now, Apple is slapped with one of the largest class-action suits ever filed against the company. A total of 63,767 iPhone users in South Korean have filed a case against the tech firm for making their phone go slow on purpose. A local law firm called Hannuri Law asked for people to join the lawsuit whose iPhones were affected by Apple’s policy.
Filed with the Seoul Central District Court, the lawsuit accuses the iPhone maker of violating local legislation which requires companies to share all details of software upgrades. This law ensures that customers have the liberty to choose whether or not they want to receive new updates.
As per the lawsuit, Apple has violated these regulations by forcing iPhones to install new iOS updates that eventually slowed down the devices. As reported by The Korea Herald, the lawsuit asks the company to pay KRW 200,000 ($188) to pay each plaintiff, or KRW 12.75 billion ($12 million) in total.
What’s more fascinating is that initially around 400,000 iPhone customers planned to join the legal action, but many failed to necessary documents and proof that authenticate their claim.
Apple, on the other hand, has not made any comments on the lawsuit. We don’t even expect the company to release any statement. For those who are not aware, it is facing similar legal disputes in other countries as well. What’s worse, the Cupertino-giant is also under watch for alleged violation of consumer rights.
Apple’s public acknowledgment of intentionally slowing down older iPhones is clearly backfiring at the company. Now, it remains to be seen how the company tackles with all these problems.
