France Opens Investigation Into Apple Over 'Planned Obsolescence' For iPhones

According to Agence France-Presse, France has opened an investigation into planned obsolescence of Apple products. From the report: The probe into purported misleading commercial practices and planned obsolescence has been under way since December, the Paris prosecutor's office said. It follows a complaint filed by the Halt Planned Obsolescence (HOP) association.HOP said it hoped the investigation would demonstrate the iPhone maker was "associating the serial numbers of spare parts to those of a