Pana mai de curand Apple interzicea folosirea garantiei pentru iDevice-uri in alta tara decat cea unde fusese initial achizitionat terminalul. Datorita acestor restrictii Uniunea Europeana a pornit o investigatie menita sa ii forteze pe cei de la Apple sa reunte la aceste practici fie sa suporte amenzi grele in caz de necooperare. Recent Apple si-a schimbat politica, probabil pentru a evita amenzi colosale(a se vedea miliardul luat de Microsoft pentru refuzul de a oferi oamenilor optiunea de a alege ce brower vor instalat in Windows), si acum garantia oferita pentru un iDevice cumpara in Franta, de exemplu, poate fi folosita si in Romania la un service autorizat Apple.
One focused on the “country of purchase” rule, whereby repairs service is only available in the country where the iPhone was bought, which made the exercise of warranty rights difficult for consumers who had purchased an iPhone in another EU/EEA country than their home country. The Commission had concerns that this rule could amount to territorial restrictions aimed at dissuading European consumers from buying iPhones outside their country of residence and so leading to a partitioning of the market.
Nu stiu inca unde puteti folosi garantia Apple pentru a repara un terminal iPhone achizitionat intr-o alta tara membra UE, insa poate Orange va accepta in curand aceste garantii, sau poate vor fi alte service-uri ce vor obtine acreditarea Apple. In definitiv nu conteaza cine o face atat timp cat cineva o face si ne repara terminalele pe garantie.
