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Apple and Samsung users could be due share of £480m payout
Which? alleges Qualcomm charged inflated licensing fees to Apple and Samsung, potentially costing 29 million UK smartphone users around £17 each in damages.
- Millions of UK users of Apple and Samsung smartphones may receive a share of a £480 million payout due to a legal claim against Qualcomm for allegedly inflating smartphone prices since October 2015.
- The Competition Appeal Tribunal will begin a five-week trial over claims that Qualcomm breached UK competition law through anti-competitive practices in patent-licensing and chipset markets.
- The consumer group Which? estimates that approximately 29 million users could receive about £17 each as compensation for smartphones purchased between October 1, 2015, and January 9, 2024.
- Anabel Hoult, Chief Executive of Which?, described the proceedings as 'a huge moment' that allows consumers to hold powerful companies accountable for their actions.
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Around 30 million Apple and Samsung users in the UK could be owed share of £480m
Around 30 million Apple and Samsung users in the UK could be owed a share of £480 million as part of a Which? legal claim against Qualcomm - are you one?
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UK Apple & Samsung Users Could Get Payouts
Millions of smartphone owners in the UK could soon receive compensation after consumer group Which? launched a major legal action against American tech giant Qualcomm, accusing it of unfair pricing practices that may have cost consumers hundreds of millions of pounds. The case, now underway at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London, could see 29 million Apple and Samsung users receive around… Source
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