Brazilians are suing Apple for too frequent updating iPad

Brazilian Institute of Policy and Computer Science (IBDI) filed suit against Apple, accusing the corporation in too frequently update their tablet, reports Cnews. Local residents did not like that the American company has released the fourth generation iPad just five months after the debut of the iPad 3 and did not explain the difference between the two devices. From Cupertino require free to replace the old to the new tablets to all buyers.

The lawsuit alleges that the iPad 4, the sales of which Apple launched in Brazil, did not provide sufficient technological innovation compared to the iPad 3, which was released just five months before the new tablet. The manufacturer is accused of violating accepted them as the refresh cycle line and unfairly "artificial aging".

The lawsuit also claims that Apple are not clearly explained the difference between the iPad 3 and iPad 4, which resulted in many Brazilians mistakenly bought an older iPad 3 instead of iPad 4.

Institute calls for a free replacement of the Apple iPad 3 iPad 4 to all customers who made the wrong choice. In addition, the company may be punished by a fine of 30% of the iPad 3, multiplied by the number of tablets sold in the state of this generation, for misleading advertising.

Recall that in early February, Apple launched the official sales of the new model of the fourth-generation iPad, equipped with 128 GB of internal memory, which is double the maximum amount available in the "apple" gadget so far. Except for the large amount of memory to store photos, documents, movies, music, applications, and it is the same iPad 4, equipped with a 9.7-inch Retina, A6X fast processor and camera FaceTime HD.