A group of users claim that the free iCloud limit of 5 GB is not enough for anyone, and is therefore now taking Apple to court. You need to know this!
Apple in court over iCloud limit
Since the introduction of iCloud by Steve Jobs during WWDC 2011, you have only received 5 GB of free cloud storage space as standard. Nothing has been added in all that time and now 5 GB is no longer sufficient for anyone. At least, that’s what a group of users in the US say. Since iCloud is the only place you can back up your Apple devices, you’ll be forced to pay for extra storage space. Apple’s prosecutors call this “competitive manipulation.”
The plaintiffs indicate that Apple prevents other cloud platforms from offering a solution that can effectively compete with iCloud. This means that Apple can choose to keep the free iCloud limit at 5 GB. This is despite knowing that most people will need to sign up for a paid subscription for more storage space if they want to back up all their devices.
5 GB of iCloud storage is not enough for backups
The lawsuit states that there is no technological or security reason why Apple requires the use of iCloud. Apple only makes this distinction to limit competition and market its paid iCloud product. It is also possible to store files such as photos and videos in another cloud service. Nevertheless, the free iCloud limit of 5 GB appears to be too little for most people. iCloud remains your only option if you want to make backups.
The full lawsuit can be found at Bloomberg Law. The lead plaintiff is represented by Hagens Berman, the same law firm behind a number of different lawsuits against Apple. In particular, the firm handled the class action lawsuit against Apple over $560 million in price fixing for Apple Books.
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