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Apple fined $1,200,000 for misleading consumers in Italy.

18 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/apple-fined-1-200-000-for-misleading-consumers-in-italy.150561/

dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay Original post #1
Dec 27, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Apple was fined €900,000 ($1.2million) for misleading consumers on product assistance, Italy's antitrust authority said Tuesday. Apple Sales International, Apple Italia Srl and Apple Retail Italia were fined after complaints from consumer groups about "unfair commercial practices." The US tech giant was found to have issued unclear advice on its paid extended warranty program, while at the same time failing to fully apply the standard European two-year legal vendor's free guarantee to consumers, the ANSA news agency said. The company received a €500,000 fine for not providing complete information about the AppleCare Protection Plan and a €400,000 fine for not giving customers adequate information about the length of product guarantees.

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esumitkumar
Dec 28, 2011 at 12:24 PM
he he ..Apple ka ban gaya apple shake :D
KDroid
KDroid #3
Dec 28, 2011 at 12:25 PM
:D Oh! Interesting! Well Deserved Fine!
reniarahim1
Dec 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM
yaa...liked it :D
d6bmg
d6bmg #5
Dec 28, 2011 at 12:37 PM
What is happening with Apple? :unsure:
MetalheadGautham
Dec 28, 2011 at 4:31 PM
1.2million$ thats like peanuts to apple...
Vyom
Vyom #7
Dec 28, 2011 at 11:38 PM
That's what Apple gets for being a "smart a$$".

@OP: I hope you will edit the post with correct format and fix hyperlink, after you realize it.
NIGHTMARE
Dec 29, 2011 at 1:54 AM
Don't worry it will cover by suing Samsung :)
skeletor
Dec 29, 2011 at 2:11 AM
I don't really think this is a big issue. $1.2 million is nothing.
NIGHTMARE
NIGHTMARE #10
Dec 29, 2011 at 3:12 AM
Same as like Intel
dashing.sujay
Dec 29, 2011 at 12:00 PM
@OP: I hope you will edit the post with correct format and fix hyperlink, after you realize it.

I know that, but since I had posted it form mobile so I don't know why it got posted it in a wrong format. And since I didn't came online through laptop so didn't corrected. Done now.
doomgiver
doomgiver #12
Dec 29, 2011 at 2:07 PM
the point is, they were fooling customers.

i really hope that company just vanishes off the face of the earth. never liked them.
reniarahim1
Dec 29, 2011 at 2:21 PM
hhmmm..me too wish the same :)
red dragon
Dec 29, 2011 at 2:34 PM
1.2 million is practically nothing for something as huge as Apple.
Liverpool_fan
Dec 29, 2011 at 2:43 PM
*has a peek into a thread about Apple*
*sees irrational over the top abuse and lack of sense in few of the posts*
*moves out of the thread*
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sandy786 #16
Dec 29, 2011 at 2:47 PM
too mad for apple :-o
Other company will provide right information in future :mrgreen:
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vicky #17
Dec 29, 2011 at 5:39 PM
apple products are overhyped and overpriced