The French Consumer Protection Authority fined Apple 25 million euros for the fact that the manufacturer did not inform consumers that updating the iPhone operating system will slow down the device.

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The case against Apple was examined after a complaint from a non-governmental organization, which stated that the company was deliberately creating an update that caused phones to work more slowly to force consumers to buy new ones..

The investigation found no evidence of “deliberate action in the legal sense of the term,"

But consumers were not informed that their phones could be slowed down by the iOS update, so Apple was found guilty of misleading.

“Apple's fine of € 25 million rightly reminds companies of their responsibility to sell safe and sustainable products to consumers,” said Agnes Pannier-Runacher, Junior Minister of the Ministry of Economy.

An Apple spokeswoman noted that “our goal has always been to create safe products that are valued by our customers, and to ensure that the iPhone lasts as long as possible, is part of this. We are pleased with the results of the investigation. "