Apple can't avoid $4.1 billion iCloud suit in UK
Apple has failed to reduce the scope of a UK class-action lawsuit, and all iCloud users in the country will be owed $95 if the company loses. Apple could be forced to pay $95 to all iCloud users in the UK, if a class-action lawsuit agains the company is successful. Apple has had its fair share of lawsuits in the United Kingdom, with ongoing cases regarding App Store fees, an alleged price-fixing scheme with retailers, and more. In November 2024 , consumer rights group and publication Which? also sued Apple, alleging that the company had an anti-competitive way of locking users into paying for iCloud storage. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple has failed to reduce the scope of a UK class-action lawsuit, and all iCloud users in the country will be owed $95 if the company loses. Apple could be forced to pay $95 to all iCloud users in the UK, if a class-action lawsuit agains the company is successful. Apple has had its fair share of lawsuits in the United Kingdom, with ongoing cases regarding App Store fees, an alleged price-fixing scheme with retailers, and more. In November 2024 , consumer rights group and publication Which? also sued Apple, alleging that the company had an anti-competitive way of locking users into paying for iCloud storage. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple has failed to reduce the scope of a UK class-action lawsuit, and all iCloud users in the country will be owed $95 if the company loses.
Apple could be forced to pay $95 to all iCloud users in the UK, if a class-action lawsuit agains the company is successful.
Apple has had its fair share of lawsuits in the United Kingdom, with ongoing cases regarding App Store fees, an alleged price-fixing scheme with retailers, and more.
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