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Default extended warranties on electrical items

On Friday, 3 August 2018 13:24:49 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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whisky-dave wrote:
You've had things repaired or replaced under that UK 6 year warranty?


Not me, ut a friend has.



Without taking the company to court?


yes it was Apple.


They agreed to replace a part (graphics chip) in a laptop after it
became faulty in the 4th year because it was faulty when built apple
replaced this for everyone as it was a know problem.


https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac/...ramme-3497935/


If Apple fixed a design fault for everyone, not down to this UK 6 year
warranty?


Did they for everyone why shold they ?
Differtn countries have diofernt trade agreements don't they ?.

We had a simialr thing wioth the VW car emmisons but those in the states got compensation those in the EU/UK did not.