In a case involving its practice of purposefully slowing down older iPhones, Apple has agreed to pay a settlement of $500 million. After it was discovered in 2017 that Apple had been stifling the performance of some iPhone models through software updates, the tech giant was threatened with legal action. These changes, which purportedly sought to increase battery life, were not clearly explained to users. As a result, users reported decreasing gadget performance, which sparked claims of deliberate obsolescence.
Apple was accused of misleading business tactics in the class action case, which sought damages for harmed customers. Despite maintaining its innocence, Apple settled the dispute rather than engage in protracted court battles. Each impacted iPhone owner in the United States will get $25 from Apple as part of the settlement.
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