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Apple Faces UK 'iCloud Monopoly' Compensation Claim Worth $3.8 Million
Thursday November 14, 2024. 02:00 PM , from Slashdot/Apple
The lawsuit accuses Apple of encouraging users of its devices to sign up to iCloud for photo storage and other data storage needs, while simultaneously making it difficult for consumers to use alternative storage providers -- including by not allowing them to store or back-up all of their phone's data with a third-party provider. 'iOS users then have to pay for the service once photos, notes, messages and other data go over the free 5GB limit,' Which noted. The suit also accuses Apple of overcharging U.K. consumers for iCloud subscriptions owing to the lack of competition. 'Apple raised the price of iCloud for UK consumers by between 20% and 29% across its storage tiers in 2023,' it wrote, saying it's seeking damages for all affected Apple customers -- and estimating that individual consumers could be owed an average of 70 pounds (around $90), depending on how long they've been paying Apple for iCloud services. 'Anyone who has 'obtained' iCloud services, including non-paying users, over the nine-year timeframe since the Consumer Rights Act came into force on October 1st, 2015,' will be included in the claim. U.K.-based consumers will have to opt-out if they do not want to be included. 'Consumers who live outside the U.K. and believe they are eligible to be included must actively opt-in to join the action,' adds TechCrunch. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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