Belgian Consumer Organization Sues Apple For Not Respecting Warranty Law 168
New submitter thygate writes with news of more trouble for Apple with its warranty terms complying with E.U. regulations. From the press release: "For many years warranty issues are at the top of the charts of complaints dealt with by consumer organizations. One of the recurring problems are the complaints about Apple. 'Test-Aankoop/Test-Achats' found major problems fixed on the information provided by Apple and its authorized distributors regarding the legal guarantee, the commercial one year warranty, and the warranty extension through the 'AppleCare Protection Plan' of 2 or 3 years. A lawsuit against Apple has been filed (English translation; original)) with the Commercial Court of Brussels. In a precedent in Italy, The commercial practices of Apple were found to be misleading. Apple was sentenced to pay € 900,000 and was obliged to change their contractual legal warranty and guarantees to consumers."
Re:Obligated (Score:5, Funny)
Still more likely "Any company that is not obliged to act for its customers will eventually be obligated to close its doors."
Re:Precedent? (Score:5, Funny)
We have a gay Italian as prime minister in Belgium - might have changed things a bit.