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UK group wants $4 billion payout for iCloud users

The UK’s “Which?” consumer group and publication is to sue Apple over what it claims is the company’s anti-competitive way of locking users into paying for iCloud storage.

Apple’s iCloud promo — image credit: Apple

It’s not the first lawsuit against Apple over iCloud storage, and the company’s free 5G has certainly been aggravating for many years. Now Which? has announced what it describes as a landmark legal claim over Apple’s “rip-off prices” for iCloud.

“We believe Apple customers are owed nearly 3 billion pounds [$3.8 billion] as a result of the tech giant forcing its iCloud services on customers and cutting off competition from rival services,” said Anabel Hoult, Which? CEO, in a statement. “By bringing this claim, Which? is showing big corporations like Apple that they cannot rip off UK consumers without facing repercussions.”

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