Apple and Samsung are both under investigation by the Italian government over planned obsolescence

Italy’s antitrust organization has launched two separate investigations against Apple and Samsung over accusations of planned obsolescence. The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, or AGCM, is trying to determine whether the two popular smartphone manufacturers are using software updates to slow down devices in order to influence customers to upgrade their phones.
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