Digit of the day: What penalty will Apple pay for slowing down the old iPhone?

25 million euros to pay Apple to slow down the old iPhone

The French authorities demanded that Apple pay a fine for

Now the company will have to pay 25 million euros.

According to the French authorities, Apple should have informed users that updating iOS could slow down the iPhone 6, SE and 7.

The investigation into the case began in France inJanuary 2018. It is reported that many users of older smartphone models had to change the iPhone battery or even buy a new model. After all, they could not go back to the previous version of the software. Apple agreed to pay the fine.

Recall, the company previously stated that the slowdown of smartphones should reduce the load for the sake of a longer battery life. This supposedly will extend the stable "life" of the devices.