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Eventually, maybe, after numerous court cases and appeal-cases ... and
if you do get a payout, don't spend the "massive amount" all at once.
:-)



Apple and Samsung users could be due share of u480m payout
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Nearly 30 million people in the UK who bought an Apple or
Samsung smartphone between 2015 and 2024 may be entitled
to about u17 if the consumer campaign group Which? is
successful in a case against US tech giant Qualcomm.

The consumer group is taking the tech giant to the
Competition Appeal Tribunal in London on Monday.

The trial between Which? and Qualcomm is expected to last
five weeks. The consumer group is accusing the chip company
of anti-competitive practices.

It claims the firm forced Apple and Samsung to pay inflated
prices and licensing fees for essential handset components,
which then pushed up the cost of those smartphones for
consumers.

The BBC has reached out to Qualcomm for comment.

The trial starting on Monday will focus on whether Qualcomm
held market power and, if so, whether it abused a dominant
position.

If Which? is successful, there will be a second stage
seeking u480m from Qualcomm, to be distributed among an
estimated 29 million British phone owners affected.

Which? is seeking damages for all affected Apple and Samsung
smartphones purchased between 1 October 2015 and 9 January
2024.

The consumer group says this would probably work out at
around u17 each. Qualcomm has previously said the case has
"no basis".

A similar case against Qualcomm is ongoing in Canada, and
the firm has also previously been fined by the EU for
antitrust.

Anabel Hoult, chief executive of Which?, said: "This trial
is a huge moment. It shows how the power of consumers -
backed by Which? - can be used to hold the biggest companies
to account if they abuse their dominant position."

Qualcomm is one of the world's biggest producers of
smartphone chips and has faced allegations about
anti-competitive behaviour before.

The Federal Trade Commission in the United States sued the
firm for unfair practices in the way it licensed its
technology back in 2017, but had its case dismissed in 2020.


<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0rn7rwk24o>




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