Both Apple and Samsung Now Under Investigation Over Phone Slowdowns

Apple’s power management feature that slowed down iPhones with older batteries has thrown the company into one of the biggest traumas it ever experienced, with consumers, organizations, and governments alike sending it to court for what was often described as planned obsolescence.

And now it looks like Apple’s criticized practice is dragging down others as well, with the Italian government launching a probe that also involves Samsung.

Italy’s anti-trust body announced it’s looking into possible planned obsolescence on devices manufactured by the two companies, as they said that customers weren’t informed of the performance impact some software updates implemented. This way, customers were forced to purchase new-generation models when a simple battery replacement would have addressed the performance issue.

“As a result of consumer reports and pre-trial activity carried out by the Authority, the Authority decided to initiate two separate proceedings for unfair comme… (read more)

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