It seems like news of great impact, but I think it really is a pact that makes all parties happy. The French government gets the medal for being able to fine the almighty American Apple, and Tim Cook opens the coin purse and drops 25 million Euros to solve the issue.
We agree that Apple did not act well by not advising its users that updating their older devices could affect their performance, but Must see as European organizations like to hinder and bother the big American companies whenever they can.
Apple has been fined 25 million Euros by the French government for intentionally slowing down some older iPhone models by updating iOS. The Directorate-General for Competition, Consumption and Fraud Suppression (DGCCRF), a department of the French economy ministry, concluded that Apple had not informed its users that certain iOS updates could slow down older iPhones.
This official body made a press release yesterday saying that have reached an amicable agreement with Apple and the Paris prosecutor for the payment of a fine of 25 million Euros in the context of a criminal transaction.
Explain that the complaint was made to demonstrate that Apple users were not informed that iOS 10.2.1 and iOS 11.2 operating system updates are likely to slow down the iPhone 6, iPhone SE, and iPhone 7 models. They claim that these updates incorporated a dynamic power management device that, under certain conditions with old batteries, could delay the fluidity of the device.
Shortly after the updates were made, Apple apologized for its lack of information on the matter and offered affected users to replace the iPhone battery at a reduced price. However, the complaint continued its course and now The American company has accepted an agreement with the French prosecutor to pay the agreed fine of 25 million euros and publish a press release on its website for a month.