A California man was so bothered by iOS 7’s over-the-air update mechanism that he sued Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), saying that the new version of the mobile operating system was downloaded to his family members' Apple devices without his consent.
The small claims court suit, titled “Mark David Menacher vs. Tim Cook” by the San Diego County branch of California's Superior Court, seeks a way to remove the iOS 7 install files that were downloaded to the plaintiff's devices automatically when they were plugged in and connected to a Wi-Fi Connection, CNETreported.
Although the downloaded files cannot install iOS 7 on a device without the user’s permission, they prompt users to do so whenever the device is restarted. The installation file, which takes up more than 1 GB of storage space, cannot be removed by the user, and it could decrease a device’s available memory by 15 percent, Apple Insider reported.
“Apple's disregard for customer preferences in relation to iOS7 is corporate thuggery,” Menacher said in a statement. “Steve Jobs was reportedly rough on company employees in pursuit of happy customers, but Tim Cook apparently cultivates a culture of contempt for customer satisfaction in pursuit of corporate profits. It is a policy that will eventually fail.”
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