Apple prides itself on supporting old iPhones whenever it releases a new version of iOS, but did the company knowingly slow them down to get users to upgrade to the newest iPhones?
Plaintiff Chaim Lerman, who filed a class action lawsuit against Apple in a New York District Court on Tuesday, strongly believes that’s the case, according to a report from AppleInsider
Lerman and more than 100 class members in support of the lawsuit are seeking over $5 million in damages from Apple, with the option to triple the amount asked.
According to the class-action complaint, the plaintiff and class are accusing Apple of deceptive trade practices and false advertising, specifically calling the company out for harming their iPhone 4S experience when they updated to the latest version of iOS 9. Read more…
