November 16, 20240 Comments

Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers

Getty Images iCloud is the online storage service from Apple Apple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud service and charging them “rip off prices”. Consumer group Which? says the legal action – which it has launched – could result in a £3bn payout if it is successful, with the average customer getting around £70. Apple has rejected the suggestion

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November 14, 20240 Comments

UK consumer group takes on Apple over iCloud service By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer group Which? will launch legal action against Apple (NASDAQ:) on Thursday, alleging the tech giant breached competition law by effectively locking millions of its customers into its iCloud service. Which? said Apple encouraged its users to sign up to iCloud to store photos, videos and other data while making it difficult to use alternative providers. Customers then had to pay for the service once their

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