iCloud Apple Facing a Class Action Suit over Free 5GB iCloud Backup Offering

[Apple_Robert]

According to Chance Miller with 9to5 Mac, Apple is facing a new Class Action lawsuit over its limited free 5GB plan. Plaintiff claims the free plan stifles competition and prevents Apple users from using other competing cloud services for backing up their Apple devices.

Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud's 5GB limit - 9to5Mac

A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service...

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I am not really a fan of all the wolves going over Apple lately but, I can definitely see the plaintiff's point. I would like to see Apple raise the storage amount for the current iCloud backup offering.

 

[CTHarrryH]

We should just get rid of lawyers. I"d love more than 5 GB but companies should be able to do what they want to sell and not what some lawyer wants. I wonder how much it costs us on our products for legal fees and settlements - probably as much as hardware

 

[minimo3]

I just want to be able to backup wirelessly locally to a NAS without a PC/Mac