Apple faces £3B UK trial over iCloud lock-in claims affecting 40M consumers

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-05-09 03:18

Apple will face a significant UK trial concerning allegations of locking 40 million consumers into its iCloud service. The lawsuit, brought forth by the consumer group Which?, claims this practice disadvantages third-party cloud storage providers. Apple had sought to limit the scope of the trial, but its efforts were unsuccessful. AI

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Apple Faces £3 Billion UK Trial Over iCloud Lock-In Claims Apple was not able to narrow the scope of a UK lawsuit accusing it of locking 40 million UK consumers

Apple Faces £3 Billion UK Trial Over iCloud Lock-In Claims Apple was not able to narrow the scope of a UK lawsuit accusing it of locking 40 million UK consumers into iCloud, to the detriment of third-party cloud storage providers. British consumer group Which? first filed the l… …

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Apple Faces £3 Billion UK Trial Over iCloud Lock-In Claims Apple was not able to narrow the scope of a UK lawsuit accusing it of locking 40 million UK consumers

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