This Thursday (2) Apple was once again fined approximately R$12 million by Procon-MG for selling the iPhone without a charger in Brazil.. According to the memo issued by the agency, The Administrative Process (PA) was prepared following complaints from a consumer.. for Technology WorldThe company said it would appeal the decision.
“According to Procon-MG, Administrative Action (PA) was initiated based on a statement made by a consumer who realized that Apple had started selling newer models without a charger,” says Procon. According to MPMG, The app is considered an affiliate sale.
In the process, the agency noted that the same consumer “used only specifically compatible charger models with the new technology, forcing the community to incur more costs at the time of purchase.” Sales of the new iPhone 14 series started in Brazil in October with prices starting at R$7,600.
According to Prosecutor Fernando Martins, the General Coordination based the PA on the “existence of territorial damage.”
“The PA, founded by Procon-MG, also highlights the importance of new charger models and the abuse associated with the vulnerability of consumers, who lack the technological conundrums the world brand appreciates and violate legitimate expectations,” says Martins.
Marriage sale?
According to MPMG, the practice of selling smartphones without a charger “hides the connector sale, as the main goal of the abuse and profitability of the accessory (no matter how necessary) is goodness”.
“Here is the practice known as frame editing, which places a heavy blow to consumers and a distressing burden to the company’s visibility. Subordinating the main product to the accessory product is a clear violation of objective goodwill,” says Martins.
Apple’s decision to no longer include the accessory in the box of its smartphones has been made since the launch of the iPhone 12 in 2020. According to the company, the change has an ecological bias and aims to produce large volumes of less harmful materials.
In a note, Martins wrote, “if [a empresa] Today, with this new game, it protects the environment because it didn’t behave that way before that, which should be the subject of investigation”.
Source: Tec Mundo
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