Antitrust fines Apple, Samsung for 'planned obsolescence'

(ANSA) - Rome, October 24 - The Italian antitrust authority said Wednesday that it had fined Samsung five million euros and Apple 10 million euros for the alleged planned obsolescence of devices.
    The authority said the companies were guilty of improper trading practices over firmware updates that reduced the performance of cell phones and caused serious malfunctions, so users would be forced to replace them.