Apple Revises Warranty Policies In Europe To Comply With EU Laws

ccguy writes "Apple revised its warranty policy in Italy last year after being hit with a €900,000 fine for not complying with an EU-mandated two-year term. The company has today revised the terms of its warranties in France, Germany and Belgium, specifying that customers are entitled to repairs and replacements of their Apple products for a full two years after purchase, and not just one as previously stated. No word yet on when the rest of the EU will see those changes, but it would now seem to be just a matter of time before other countries get the new terms as well."

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Re:Thats a problem for apple

[Sockatume]

I'm still using the iPhone 4 I bought in 2010, and am looking forward to the big iOS7 UI overhaul to take it through year 4. A relative of mine got an HTC Desire around the same time and you'd better believe he's not on that any more.

I've had household appliances that have gone obsolete more quickly.

Re:Actual Belgian here, and...

[jawtheshark]

Worker protection and Luxembourg? You do realize you can be pretty much fired at will in my country of residence, don't you? Luxembourg has pretty liberal employment laws. Also. Unemployed? Got one year to find a job... Then you're on your own. Just you know.

Luxembourg is a nice country, but you're highly mistaken about worker rights. Go read the Code du Travail if you've got some time. You can find it on legilux.lu.