Forced shopping at Apple

It’s a regular topic of discussion: Apple only offers 5GB of iCloud storage. If you need more space for your iPhone backups (and you do), you’ll have to pay for it. Apple also doesn’t give you the option to make backups via other storage services. So, if you have a few terabytes free in Dropbox, you still have to use your limited iCloud storage for your iPhone backups. Since Steve Jobs announced iCloud in 2011, free storage has been limited to 5GB, while cloud storage has become increasingly cheaper. This is outdated. new Class action He’s trying to change that. Only Americans can participate, but the opportunity is now on the European agenda as well.

The lead plaintiff is represented by the law firm Hagens Berman, according to Bloomberg Law. This law firm has previously filed several lawsuits against Apple, including a lawsuit over price-fixing in Apple Books, worth $560 million. Americans who pay for additional iCloud storage can join via one Form On the Hagens Berman website.

“Extra iCloud storage is pure profit for Apple”

Plaintiffs allege that Apple has raised iCloud prices so much that the service is almost net profitable. Apple will “rig the competitive playing field” by only allowing iCloud for device backups and other storage needs. “Apple device owners get 5GB of free iCloud storage,” the complaint says. “But as Apple’s iCloud revenue shows, most users find this insufficient and purchase an additional iCloud subscription.”

This is reflected in the numbers: Because Apple has focused entirely on services, service revenue has often grown by double digits. The main focus of the lawsuit is on the fact that iPhone users only have one option when it comes to online backups of their devices. These are so-called “restricted files” (Restricted files), such as settings, applications and application data. You can only make backups of this to iCloud.

For other file types (Accessible files) Like photos and videos, you can use a cloud service of your choice to make backups. For example, you can back up your photos to Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive.

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You also have the option to do so Local backup On your Mac or PC, using third-party software like iMazing. This comes with some risks, because if your hard drive crashes or your Mac is stolen, you’ll also lose your backups.

Prosecutors believe that is possible Online backups It should be possible Full-service cloud solution Which offers the same options as iCloud.

Apple limits competition

“There is no technological or security reason for Apple to require iCloud use of restricted files,” the lawsuit said. Apple will think differently about this and is happy to emphasize the security measures it has built into iCloud. But plaintiffs say Apple is only differentiating to limit competition and favor its iCloud product over rival cloud platforms.

In 2018, we wrote that 5GB iCloud storage was no longer possible. It’s been six years and we’re dealing with increasingly larger image libraries and increasingly beautiful games that take up a lot of space.

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