Apple can’t block iPhone ‘throttling’ lawsuit, London court rules
Apple faces a class action lawsuit in the UK that accuses the company of knowingly using faulty batteries in certain iPhone models, as reported earlier Reuters. In a decision on WednesdayThe Competition Appeal Tribunal in London rejected Apple’s request to block the trial.
Last year, Justin Gutmann filed a complaint against Apple which alleges the company installed batteries in the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7 and 7 Plus that could not keep up with the device’s processor or operating system. The suit accuses Apple of hiding this problem while continuing to offer automatic software updates, including a power management tool that slowed down or “throttled” their processors.
Apple tried to block the lawsuit in May, calling the accusations “baseless.” The company also denied claims that its batteries had problems, except for some iPhone 6S models. When the complaint was initially filed, Apple told the BBC that it has “never and will never do anything to intentionally shorten the life of an Apple product or degrade the user experience to drive customer upgrades.” Apple did not immediately respond The edgerequest for comment.
