Chinese students sue Apple over chargers

Students from Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Donghua University have teamed up to take Apple to court because Apple’s new products no longer offer adapters. According to the lawsuit, the students want Apple to include the charger in the box, Report informs referring to GizChina.

The case commenced in September this year. In the court, both the plaintiff and the defendant conducted a cross-examination of evidence. At present, the case is still in the stage of supplementary evidence and written materials. The plaintiff claims that Apple seriously violates the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. The students believe that most consumers and even Apple employees are equally puzzled and resentful about this. However, most people are silent about this.

According to Apple, it has high regard for the environment and it does not include the chargers in the box for environmental protection. Nevertheless, many users do not think Apple is entirely honest about this. If Apple really cares about the environment, why does it still produce the chargers? If these chargers really make the environment unsafe, the company shouldn’t produce them at all. There is a popular opinion that Apple does not include the charger in the box so they can sell them separately and make more money.

Just like the chargers, back in October last year, Apple announced that it will no longer ship its iPhones EarPods. According to the company, expunging these accessories from the box will help reduce carbon emissions and avoid the mining and use of rare earth elements. The company further claims that many users are now comfortable with wireless headsets such as AirPods.

However, the iPhone 13 series still ship with earphones in China. In France also where there is a special law, the iPhone 13 comes with earphones in the box.