From MacRumors’ “Italy Fines Apple $12 Million for Misleading iPhone
Water Resistance Claims” posted Monday.
From MacRumors’ “Italy Fines Apple $12 Million for Misleading iPhone
Water Resistance Claims” posted Monday:
Apple has been slapped with a 10 million euro ($12 million) fine by
Italy’s antitrust watchdog for unfair commercial practices related to its
iPhone marketing in the country.
Specifically, Apple is being charged for misleading claims in promotional
messages about how deep and how long iPhones can be submerged in water
without being damaged…
However, according to the country’s competition regulator, the messages
did not clarify that the claims are only true under specific conditions,
for example during controlled laboratory tests with the use of static and
pure water, and not in the normal conditions of use by consumers. …
