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Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations
- Which? says tech firm has abused its position with the iCloud
- Claimants estimate damages could be as much as £3 billion
Apple raised the price of iCloud storage for UK consumers by between 20% and 29% across its storage tiers in 2023.
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Apple Inc faces a lawsuit from a UK consumer group over allegations its monopoly on data storage breaches competition law, in a fresh class action that could ultimately cost the tech giant billions.
The iCloud provider is accused of abusing its market dominance by making it difficult for consumers to use alternative means of storing photos, videos and other data beyond that of its own service, according to lawyers at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, who filed the suit London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of Which? Ltd.