Posted on Tuesday, March 03 2020 @ 13:53 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Remember the news from a couple of years ago, about Apple software updates stunting the performance of older iPhone models? Reuters
reports Apple has settled a class action lawsuit over this matter for $500 million. The Cupertino-based firm denies any wrongdoing but will pay customers about $25 per phone:
The preliminary proposed class-action settlement was disclosed on Friday night and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California.
It calls for Apple to pay consumers $25 per iPhone, which may be adjusted up or down depending on how many iPhones are eligible, with a minimum total payout of $310 million.
Apple denied wrongdoing and settled the nationwide case to avoid the burdens and costs of litigation, court papers show.
The settlement covers various older iPhone models bought by US-based citizens. It covers the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7Plus or SE that ran the iOS 10.2.1 or later operating system. It also includes U.S. owners of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus that ran iOS 11.2 or later before Dec. 21, 2017.
