Apple and Samsung fined for deliberately slowing down phones
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#41FNZ)
Italian investigation found software updates 'significantly reduced performance', hastening new purchases
Apple and Samsung are being fined a10m and a5m respectively in Italy for the "planned obsolescence" of their smartphones.
An investigation launched in January by the nation's competition authority found that certain smartphone software updates had a negative effect on the performance of the devices.
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