Apple Shells Out $3.4 Million to Chileans to Settle Planned Obsolescence Lawsuit

Apple will pay $3.4 million in Chile to settle a lawsuit that accused the Cupertino company of programming a limited lifespan into some of its products to force consumers to upgrade.
150,000 iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, and SE owners sued Apple over the same "iPhone Slowdown" issue that Apple has been battling since 2017. Registered participants in Chile can get a maximum of $50.Apple in 2017 released iOS 10.2.1 with a feature that throttled the performance of older iPhones with degradi