- TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42615378 3 comments economy
- Apple investigated by France for 'planned obsolescence' (Intentionally slowing older models) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42615378 5 comments degoogle
- TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42615378 35 comments business
- TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42615378 13 comments technology
- France investigates iPhone slowdown for planned obsolescence http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42615378 8 comments apple
- French prosecutors have launched a probe over allegations of "planned obsolescence" in Apple's iPhone. Under French law it is a crime to intentionally shorten lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42615378 644 comments worldnews
- Apple investigated by France for 'planned obsolescence' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42615378 5 comments worldnews
- Apple investigated by France for 'planned obsolescence' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42615378 62 comments europe
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- Five myths about Apple - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-apple/2018/10/19/95ab8cdc-d2ed-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html 35 comments
- Consumerism and Anti Consumerism in Tech - by Steve Lord https://thedorkweb.substack.com/p/tales-from-the-dork-web-3 0 comments
- Apple and Samsung fined by Italian authorities over slow phones - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45963943 0 comments
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