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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Rupert Jones

Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’

The iPhone 16 on display at the Apple Store in Regent Street, central London.
Apple said it rejected the Which? accusations and would ‘vigorously defend’ itself against any legal claim. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Apple is facing a near-£3bn lawsuit over claims it breached competition law by effectively locking millions of UK consumers into its cloud storage service at “rip-off” prices.

The legal claim is being brought by Which?. The consumer group claimed that about 40 million Apple customers in the UK could be entitled to a payout averaging £70 each if the action is successful.

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