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5 Chinese students sued Apple for not giving iPhone 12 chargers, Chinese netizens hope to go viral

Five Chinese students file a lawsuitapple (Apple) Because the charger is not included in the product box. iPhone 12 last May Until this issue became viral across Chinese social media.

Global Times news agency said that in May last year. Five Chinese students filed a petition with the People’s Court in Dongcheng District in Beijing. They want Apple to include a charger in the device. and be responsible for a service fee of 100 yuan, including all litigation costs.

After this issue was known to the people of China. As a result, Internet citizens in China have become very interested in this case. because they themselves want to know Will college students win the case over big companies like Apple? some consider Not including a charger is no different from a defective product. But some argue that Apple has already informed in advance that This product does not include a charger.

Ultimately, this story went viral across the Chinese internet community. because reading this story onWeibo or the Chinese version of Twitter up to 340 million times

Apple’s legal representative explained that The charger is not in the contract of sale between Apple and the customer. It also said that Apple decided not to include a charger. because it takes into account the matter of protecting the environment and reducing the use of plastic packaging

However, a lawyer in China told the Global Times that if a smartphone doesn’t have a charger, It just can’t be used normally. So then this is a violation of the service contract.

Previously, there was a comparable case in China: the incident involving students from Chinese universities. File a lawsuit against Shanghai Disney Resort for prohibiting outside food from entering the park. Ultimately, in this case, Disney Resorts had to pay 50 yuan in compensation.

There are also cases of regulators in Brazil. Apple fined $2 million. from not including a charger for iPhone 12 as well.

Source: Global Times

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