Russians are hopping on the anti-Apple bandwagon
Moscow-based law firms NLF Group and Lex Borealis have collected a number of iPhone owners who will be taking the company to court soon over the iPhone slowdown debacle.
The Russian-language Kommersant reported (Google Translate) this morning Monday that Russian users are prepping their first lawsuits against Apple. Maxim Karpov, who is managing partner of NLF Group, and Lex Borealis partner Dmitry Ponomarev, told the business daily that their claim will be submitted to the Tverskoi District Court of Moscow and other courts.
Months ago, local ruling found Apple guilty of illegal price fixing for iPhone 5 and 6 models.
iPhone battery service pricing chart via Apple
More than 30 class action lawsuits have been filed against Apple so far over the iPhone throttling issue, spanning countries like Israel, France and the United States. Apple in an open letter to customers acknowledged that it slowed down older iPhone models with worn-out batteries to extend their service life and prevent unexpected shutdowns.
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The firm has apologized for withholding this information from customers while reducing the cost of non-warranty battery replacement from $79 to $25 (limited to one repair per iPhone, regardless of the battery condition). Eligible devices include all iPhone models from iPhone 6 onward, added the firm.
Barclays estimates that the discounted battery replacement program and lawsuits could cost the Cupertino tech giant upwards of $10 billion.
Image: Apple’s Smart Battery Use for iPhone 6s
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