Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product,' German court finds


Apple smartwatches are displayed as customers wait to buy them at the Apple store in New York, U.S., December 26, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a "CO2-neutral product" in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday that upheld a complaint from environmentalists, finding that the U.S. tech company had misled consumers.

Apple had promoted the device online as "our first CO2-neutral product," a claim found by a panel of judges to be unfounded and in violation of German competition law, according to a statement from a regional court in Frankfurt.

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