https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/360029 > According to the publication in Faceboo k of the Attorney General of Arizona, Mark Brnovich, Apple agreed to pay 113 million dollars to 34 US states to declare that the company intentionally concealed problems with the battery of some older iPhones . > "Planned obsolescence" occurs when the manufacturer of a product designs it in such a way that it has a useful life that at some point comes to an end, forcing the user to buy a new version.