Apple threatened in Italy with fine, temporary closure

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Reuters:

Apple was threatened with the temporary closure of its operations in Italy and with further fines of up to 300,000 euros ($377,500) if it does not offer customers a free two-year warranty as demanded by Italian law. Italy’s AGCM competition and market authority has already imposed fines of 900,000 euros on divisions of Apple, which offers a paid technical support service, for failing to tell customers about their rights to free assistance. But months after the previous fine, Apple has failed to comply with the antitrust request, the watchdog said.



  • http://twitter.com/Moeskido Moeskido

    Also, Berlusconi dropped his iPhone while in a hot tub full of schoolgirls at a bunga-bunga party last month, and he is NOT pleased.

  • http://iso200.com/ Dave Fitch

    We have the same problem in the UK – EU law is really clear that all electrical goods must be sold with two year warranties but Apple thinks UK/EU consumer protection rules don’t apply to them.