Apple Responds to Threat of Italian Operations Shutdown

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Posted July 4, 2012 at 4:10pm by iClarified

Apple has responded to Italian regulators who threatened the company with a shutdown of its operations in Italy for not complying with its two year free warranty law, reports Reuters.

On Monday, the country's watch dog agency said that despite being fined 900,000 euros, Apple has still not sufficiently complied to the antitrust request and threatened temporary closure of its operations in Italy and fines of up to an additional 300,000 euros.

Apple has launched an appeal against the original regulatory decision.

"We have appealed the recent decision of the (Italian) court as it was, in our view, based upon an incorrect interpretation of the law," Apple said in a statement emailed to Reuters. "We have introduced a number of measures to address the Italian competition authority concerns and we disagree with their latest complaint."

On its website, Apple is apparently offering a two-year free guarantee on defects existing at the time of delivery and one additional one-year free guarantee covering defects arising after delivery.

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qw1987 - July 5, 2012 at 5:38pm

The people of Europe should be outraged at the EU's policy. In effect, they are saying that everybody must buy an extended warranty (which is built into the price) whether they want it or not. How anti-consumer can you get?

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Russell - July 6, 2012 at 4:08am

EU policy is saying manufacturers must PROVIDE FREE 2 yr warranty. They are not requiring consumers to buy it.

Fa12 - July 5, 2012 at 1:12pm

In Europe Union every consumer product must! come with 2years warranty!! Even condoms!!

Fa12 - July 5, 2012 at 1:01pm

In Bulgaria (EU) apple do give two year warranty I wonder this gready apple why do they resist to give two years in the other part of EU??

Bobbyray - July 5, 2012 at 6:36am

The previous comment wAs offtopic. Apple has billions of dollars and this situation make people that it's not user friendly and doesn't trust it's own devices to stand Europe policies

Bobbyray - July 5, 2012 at 5:57am

Apple did not created millions of jobs in italy to be fear of a shut down, and it doesn't have any debt with Germany, from where do you get this information?

Steve007 - July 5, 2012 at 6:17am

Bobbyray, Who you think funds the whole EU deficits !? The Southern EU countries, also referred to as 'ClubMed' are all technically bankrupt. Germany is the number one net payor for all this mess... On Thursday night, Italy and Spain plunged an EU summit into disarray by threatening to block âeverythingâ unless Germany and other eurozone countries backed their demands for help. Mario Monti, the Italian Prime Minister, celebrated the agreement, reached in the early hours of Friday, as a âvery important deal for the future of the EU and the eurozoneâ. He could not resist reminding Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, that Italy had also won on the football pitch, by defeating Germany two goals to one for a place in the finals of the European Championship. âIt is a double satisfaction for Italy,â he said.

Adcpolo - July 4, 2012 at 7:13pm

No. We don't want to and you can't make us

Noman - July 4, 2012 at 11:18pm

Sounds very Aussie

upple - July 4, 2012 at 5:17pm

apple can afford to shot down its operation. by doing that. italy is on the losing end....lots of jobs will be lost. no revenues for the govt and italy is going broke.