2 days agoReporting against Samsung and Apple for Program Age
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Italy's Consumer Protection Authority announced today the launch of an investigation against Samsung and Apple giants for programmed aging. “The two companies allegedly applied a general trade policy aimed at exploiting the shortcomings of some components to reduce their product performance in time to encourage consumers [...]
“The two companies allegedly applied a general trade policy aimed at exploiting some components' shortcomings to reduce their product performance in time to encourage consumers to buy new versions”, the Authority explained in a communiqué.
On the other hand, in France, the Paris prosecution opened a preliminary investigation into programmed aging and fraud against Apple on 5 January.
The California company, which trades a new model of its phones annually, is also targeted by complaints in the US and Russia.
