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Apple Fined By Italy For Misleading Customers About Warranty Terms

Posted by Unknown on from the legal-obligations-are-for-other-people dept.

beaverdownunder writes "An Italian watchdog has fined Apple 900,000 euros ($1.2m, £750,000) for failing to inform Italian shoppers of their legal right to two years of technical support, recognizing instead only a one-year standard warranty. This had led people to pay extra for Apple's own support service, AppleCare, which overlapped with the government-mandated guarantee."

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  1. Oh *now* they step in to protect their citizens by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where was this concerned Italian government when MTV sent over the Jersey Shore cast?

    --
    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  2. Re:Perfect Match by Flyerman · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's almost a form of taxation. Apple takes Italian fanboi moneys, then the government fines Apple.

    The real question is whether Apple comes out ahead or behind after the fine.

  3. Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    F*uck Apple.

    Sent from my Macbook Pro