It looks as though both Samsung and Apple are facing the music in Italy over their use of software updates to purposely slow down devices. Italy’s antitrust watchdog fined Samsung and Apple each $5 million euros, which works out to around $5.7 million.
The regulatory agency said that Samsung and Apple had harmed customers with the secret

Source: Hot Hardware – Samsung, Apple Fined By Italian Antitrust Watchdog For Using Software Updates To Slow Phones