AppleCare may break EU consumer laws, says Italian gov't.
updated 11:50 am EDT, Fri May 27, 2011
European rules guarantee two years of coverage
AppleCare may be violating the European Union's consumer protection laws, Italian officials suggest. The Italian government is said to be probing Apple's support plan because of European warranty laws, which guarantee at least two years of coverage on personal electronics. By default, Apple products include only a one-year warranty; AppleCare costs an extra fee, and only then extends coverage to two years on average, or three in the case of Macs and Cinema Displays.
Apple is said to be defending its one-year warranty as coming on top of local ones. The issue may therefore be split between Apple and third-party retailers, who could be assuming that Apple will provide the legally-mandated two years. The Italian government has not filed any formal complaints against Apple so far.
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I don't recall a Nokia with 2 year warranty.
Does anybody recall a 2 year warranty in any nokia? I believe only "smatphones" from nokia have it, but not the simple call/messaging phones like the 32B or Express Music.
I mean, those phones lasted more than 2 years (well, the 3200 and 3300 express music didn't last a year with out problems in the connector band), but were they covered by the warranty?