(Original title: Apple agrees to pay up to $500M to settle a US class-action lawsuit accusing it of quietly slowing down older iPhones)
Netease Technology News March 3 news, according to foreign media reports, Apple has agreed to pay $ 500 million to settle its so-called “speed gate” class action lawsuit. In the case, Apple is accused of quietly slowing down older iPhones when releasing new models to lure users into buying new phones or replacing batteries.
A preliminary proposed class-action settlement will be disclosed late Friday night and requires approval from District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, Calif. Under the settlement, Apple will pay $25 to consumers who buy older iPhones, an amount that may vary based on the number of eligible iPhones, with a minimum payout of about $310 million and a maximum of $500 million. Apple denies wrongdoing, court documents show.
Apple’s settlement covers U.S. users of the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone SE running iOS 10.2.1 or later. It also includes US users such as the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus running iOS 11.2 or later before December 21, 2017.
Consumers involved in the class-action lawsuit believe their phone’s performance suffered after installing an Apple software update. They say Apple’s publicity misled them into believing that their phones were nearing the end of their life cycle and needed a new phone or battery replacement. Apple largely attributed the issues to temperature changes, high usage and other issues, and said its engineers quickly resolved them.
Lawyers representing consumers said the settlement was “fair, reasonable and appropriate.” They called the $25 per iPhone “considerable by any measure,” after damages experts suggested that $46 per iPhone might be the maximum.
Lawyers plan to seek up to $93 million in attorney’s fees, or 30 percent of the $310 million, plus up to $1.5 million in other fees. After an initial outcry from consumers about slowing down the iPhone, Apple apologized and lowered the price of a replacement battery from $79 to $29. (small)
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