The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday, confirming an AFP report.
“Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence,” the spokesperson said, adding that the complaint had been filed by NGO Halte a L’Obsolescence Programmee (HOP).
Source : Reuters
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