Disgruntled iPhone customers have filed at least 59 separate lawsuits accusing Apple of slowing down their phones so they would be encouraged to buy new models. The first lawsuits were filed after Apple disclosed in December its software updates purposely reduce the performance of older iPhone models in order to preserve battery life. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified financial amounts, attorney fees and free iPhone battery replacements. Pictured is Apple CEO Tim Cook in January 2018The number of lawsuits being filed outnumbers the amount filed in 2010 over the iPhone 4's tendency to drop calls by nearly three times. Though class-action lawsuits are normal in cases filed against big companies, the expansive number of suits being filed in this instance is unusual.

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2018 17:24 UTC