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Apple fined $1000 for not including charger
- Eddy_Viscosity2 5y ago"A judge in Brazil has ruled Apple must pay a man over $1,000 for not including an iPhone charger in the box." I think the solution here is that the default is no charger, but if you want one, they have to give you one for free.
- PaulHoule 5y agoYeah it is insane how many USB chargers I have coming out of my ears. I just cleaned out my backpack and found five.
- birdyrooster 5y agoHow many can do USB-C PD?
- PaulHoule 5y agoNone. But I try to keep a Sony charger around so I can reliably charge my Sony devices.
- 31098347 5y agoI wish they’d let me give back the ones I have. They can give them out to someone else
- sinuhe69 5y agoThis one is actually easy: just offer the customers 2 options, 1 a full box included charger with higher price and 2 a lite box without charger and lower price. Forecast the demand for each option is a bit intimidating, but if Apple is right, most people would choose the lite version. No law can forbid the customers’ choice.
- true_religion 5y agoNo that is illegal. The law specifically says you can’t offer a product that requires another product in order to be useful. The charger has to be included for free. They can ask the customer to decline taking the charger but they can’t have it unavailable.
- kderbyma 5y agoYes! Apple is aweful in their Tie-Sales...