In March, Apple announced it was delaying the launch of its “more personalized Siri” that it first teased at WWDC 2024. Two weeks later, it was hit with a class action lawsuit from consumers over “false advertising” of those unreleased Apple Intelligence features.
Apple has now filed a motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit.
In its filing, Apple argues the lawsuit should be thrown out because it rests on “complaints about the timing” of just two Siri-related features: Siri Personal Context Awareness and Siri In-App Actions. The company emphasizes that the features were delayed to “meet Apple’s high quality standards” and that the delay of two features cannot support the “sweeping claims” made in the lawsuit.
“Plaintiffs cannot and do not allege that the iPhone 16 models they purchased are defective,” Apple writes. The company says that all plaintiffs continue to use their devices and will receive the remaining features “at no additional cost” through software updates next year. Apple also states that the plaintiffs fail to specify the statements or advertisements they saw or relied upon when making their purchases.
Apple also wants credit for the Apple Intelligence features that have shipped. It points to more than 20 features that have rolled out since last fall, including Writing Tools, Smart Replies, Genmoji, and Image Playground. Apple calls those updates “groundbreaking and transformative,” arguing they show steady delivery on what was promised.
Finally, Apple’s rebuttal says it made it clear Apple Intelligence features would be “delivered over time and continue to evolve” as the phased rollout progressed.
With this filing, Apple is asking the court to dismiss the case in full and avoid any further discovery or trial. If the judge agrees, the lawsuit would be thrown out before reaching the next stage of litigation.
You can read the full rebuttal from Apple below. Is a lawsuit against Apple over its botched Apple Intelligence rollout justified? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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