EU Says Apple's Warranty Advertisements Are Unacceptable 266
An anonymous reader writes "The European Union believes that Apple should be investigated for the way that it advertises warranties on their products. EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding wrote to the member countries which is 27 to ask them to check whether Apple retailers failed to let buyers know about the right to a minimum 2-year warranty for products such as the iPhone and iPad under EU law."
Re:What about... (Score:1, Insightful)
The EU is not really requiring a two year waranty. Well it theory it does but not in real life.
The first year it's on the manufacturer to prove that the customer broke the thing, wich is hard to do.
The second year it's upp to the customer to prove that it was manufacturer error wich is hard to do so it's really seldom companies need to replace anything the second year.
Re:Apple needs to think a bit more... (Score:2, Insightful)
I'm waiting for the Apple fan boy to find the most expensive PC/laptop they can find and post it as an example on how it compares mand then all of the sheep to quickly mod it up. Here's a helpful hint, for every PC you find that is similar in price to a comparing Apple product, almost anyone browsing the internet can find 10 that are much cheaper and with a similar warranty. For those Apple fans that don't have their head in the sand and already know an equal PC can be found much cheaper will throw in the "other" in their own non measurable specs to justify Apples cost, you know the ones, like shiney, sleek, just feels right, simple etc.. Those are same terms a person could use to describe a dildo.
Re:So... (Score:4, Insightful)
They are selling extended warranties for the period the *law* says they have to cover and hiding the fact the devices are covered. If Apple don't like it, they're welcome to not sell their products in the EU.
Re:Apple needs to think a bit more... (Score:4, Insightful)
If you deny that apple products cost 1.5-2x more than other comparably spec'd computers long enough and loud enough it magically becomes true.
All part of the magic that you get when you, a special and interesting person, buy Apple products!
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Re:And they thought dealing with Microsoft was har (Score:5, Insightful)
It is. It's fraud.
The customer is entitled to the 2 years warranty anyway, even without paying the 1 year extension. So selling it something for money he is entitled anyway is fraud.
Re:Apple needs to think a bit more... (Score:4, Insightful)
If this is how you comparison shop for computers, then of course the Mac looks "overpriced". But if your comparison includes comparing HP support plus separate Windows support to Apple support (hardware and OS) plus the cost and quality of included software, then the Apple computer will look like a bargain.
And this is how it always goes. Bring up the claim "Apple costs more than Windows" and you get people who say "No! It's a myth! Spec them out the same and you'll see the Mac does not cost much more or even less!" Then we diligently spec them out, trying to match every specification as closely as possible, and when the PC inevitably costs less in come the goal post movers, who either claim things like "fit and finish" for the mac (which is also a lie as I've had some damn fine PC laptops like the Envy 14 or various Thinkpads in terms of build quality and materials) or that the comparison is invalid because the PC does not run OSX.
Re:Apple needs to think a bit more... (Score:0, Insightful)