03-18-2013, 09:38 PM | #1 | |
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Apple extending warranty to 2 years in Australia
Apple might find themselves having difficulty selling as many Applecare extended warranty policies in Australia with this change:
http://www.watoday.com.au/technology...318-2gahc.html Quote:
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03-19-2013, 09:57 AM | #2 |
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Same as in Europe.
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03-19-2013, 11:52 PM | #3 |
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I assume that price adjustments will be made to reflect this new value. |
03-20-2013, 01:34 AM | #4 |
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My understanding is that the ACCC has a close and wary eye on Apple's pricing at the moment, after various bingles over the past year or two. I think they'd be pushing it to suddenly jack Aussie prices up at this time.
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03-21-2013, 03:24 AM | #5 |
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03-21-2013, 01:30 PM | #6 | |
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So, at least in Europe, Apple devices still come with 1 year manufacturer warranty... |
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03-24-2013, 11:19 PM | #7 |
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Not really. Thats why the ACCC had Apple and Adobe (and some other companies) on the mat, explaining why they behave the way they do. In Australia we get totally done over, with prices. For example, our dollar has been well above parity with the US dollar for a very long time, and yet we still pay a premium for goods from Apple (even taking into account that our GST is quoted in the online price and in the US, tax can't be included because of State differences) Adobe is actually a lot worse, they excuse ripping off the Australian purchasing public by saying they have to make a different website. oh diddums.
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