Apple will have to give a customer over $1 because it sells the latest iPhone charger separately
– Reviews News
A judge in Brazil ordered an announcement Apple repaying 5 reals Brazilians (corresponding to 1 dollars or 081 euros) to a man for not including the charger in the nine iPhone.
Judge Vanderlei Caires Pinheiro of the Civil Court of Goiânia considered that the sanction was appropriate because the iPhone cannot function properly without the charger, so its subsequent purchase is forced.
Apple has "Forces the customer to buy a second product of its exclusive production"and that the commercial practice has been declared “Abuse and Illegal”. Apple replied, in its defense, that a USB Type-C cable is also provided in the smartphone package that you can connect to other adapters from other companies, an argument rejected because not all adapters have USB-C port.
Apple then went on to say that it stopped including the charger to be environmentally friendly and because there was a lack of materials for the accessory, and again the judge retorted saying that Apple still continued to produce chargers. chargers but sold them separately, therefore the environmental impact is the same.
“It is not appropriate [to say] that such a measure is aimed at reducing the environmental impact since, on the evidence, the defendant continues to produce such an essential accessory, but sells it separately”.
In 2021, the Brazilian government fined Apple $2 million for the same practice, saying the Cupertino house failed to justify the measure for its environmental impact. Who knows if Apple will retrace its steps...
Source: Insider
SOURCE: Reviews News
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