A Brazilian court on Thursday fined Apple 100 million reais ($ 19 million) and ruled that chargers must be included in the box with new iPhones sold in the country.
Reuters:
The São Paulo state court ruled against Apple in a lawsuit filed by the association of borrowers, consumers and taxpayers that alleged that the company engages in abusive practices by selling its flagship product without a charger.
Apple said it will appeal the decision.
“It is clear that, under the justification of a ‘green initiative’, the defendant is requiring the consumer to purchase the mandatory charger adapters that were previously supplied with the product,” the court ruling stated.
MacDailyNews takes: The iPhone box clearly lists the contents of the box. This court’s decision is ridiculous.
As Apple noted when it introduced the iPhone 12, the first iPhones to come without a charger in the box, excluding the charger shrinks the iPhone box size, meaning 70% more devices can fit per pallet of shipping, enabling the company to reduce annual carbon emissions by approximately 2 million tons.
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