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A third class action lawsuit has been filed in Europe against Apple seeking compensation \u2014 for what Italy\u2019s Altroconsumo consumer protection agency dubs \u201cplanned obsolescence\u201d of a number of iPhone 6 models.<\/p>\n

The action relates to performance throttling Apple applied several years ago to affected iPhones when the health of the device\u2019s battery had deteriorated \u2014 doing so without clearly informing users. It later apologized.<\/p>\n

The class action suit in Italy is seeking \u20ac60M in compensation \u2014 based on at least \u20ac60 in average compensation per iPhone owner. Affected devices named in the suit are the iPhone 6, 6S, 6 Plus and 6S Plus, per a\u00a0press release<\/a>\u00a0put out by the umbrella consumer organization, Euroconsumers, which counts Altroconsumo a a member.<\/p>\n

The suit is the third to be filed in the region over the issue \u2014 following suits filed in Belgium and Spain\u00a0last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A fourth \u2014 in Portugal \u2014 is slated to be filed shortly.<\/p>\n

The tech giant settled similar charges in the US\u00a0last year<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 where it was accused of intentionally slowing down the performance of older iPhones to encourage customers to buy newer models or fresh batteries \u2014 shelling out $500M, or around $25 per phone, to settle that case (while denying any wrongdoing).<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen consumers buy Apple iPhones, they expect sustainable quality products. Unfortunately, that is not what happened with the iPhone 6 series. Not only were consumers defrauded, and did they have to face frustration and financial harm, from an environmental point of view it is also utterly irresponsible,\u201d said Els Bruggeman, Euroconsumers\u2019 head of policy and enforcement, in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new lawsuit is the latest front in our fight against planned obsolescence in Europe. Our ask is simple: American consumers received compensation, European consumers want to be treated with the same fairness and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Euroconsumers has produced a video (embedded below) to drum up wider support for the class actions in which it satirizes Apple\u2019s \u201cgenius\u201d in coming up with clever ways to accelerate its products\u2019 end of life\u2026<\/p>\n

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Source: techcrunch.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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