A U.S. District Judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit accusing apple of cheating customers by selling iPhones and iPads. Previously, the processors of these products were proved to be vulnerable to two network security vulnerabilities first disclosed in 2018. Edward, district judge of San Jose, California, USA? Edward Davila said that these customers failed to prove that they paid too much for their devices because Apple deliberately concealed defects and provided security patches that significantly slowed down the running speed of their devices. In january2018, companies such as apple and Google disclosed "meltdown" and "spectre" vulnerabilities, which allow hackers to access computer devices and steal their memory contents. Apple users said that Apple knew about these defects in june2017, but they disclosed them after the media reported them. However, Davila said that these users have not proved that they rely on Apple's marketing, and that Apple's claim that its products are "safe" and "considering your privacy" is too general to support their allegations. The judge also said that Apple's claim that its new processor is faster and more durable than the old processor is not tenable because the patch may reduce the performance. (Xinhua News Agency)