Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud’s 5GB limit and iPhone backup restrictions<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service is generating almost pure profit.” As reported first by
<a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/apple-faces-antitrust-class-action-alleging-icloud-monopoly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bloomberg Law[/url], the plaintiffs accuse Apple of “rigging the competitive playing field” by only allowing iCloud to manage device backups and other storage needs. </p>
<p>“Apple device holders are given 5GB of free iCloud storage space, but as Apple’s iCloud revenues attest, most users find this insufficient for their storage needs and purchase a supplemental iCloud storage plan,” the lawsuit says. </p>
<p>Infamously, the free tier of iCloud has <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/02/a-decade-of-5-gb-free-will-apple-ever-increase-base-icloud-storage/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">remained limited to 5GB[/url] of storage since it was introduced by Steve Jobs at WWDC 2011. </p>
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Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud’s 5GB limit and iPhone backup restrictions
