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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?

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    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.