© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is pictured in an Apple store in Paris, France September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple (NASDAQ:) products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday, confirming an AFP report.
“Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence,” the spokesperson said, adding that the complaint had been filed by NGO Halte a L’Obsolescence Programmee (HOP).
