Italy’s ‘antitrust authority’ Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) has fined Apple €900,000 ($1.2 million) after it was found to be misleading consumers on assistance services and warranties.
MacDailyNews reports that the antitrust watchdog has issued a statement announcing that it had imposed sanctions on Apple “after it was found responsible for bad commercial practices that harmed consumers.”
Apple was found to have given unclear information on payments for additional assistance to consumers, and that the company hadn’t “fully implemented the two-year guarantee by the producer.”
Apple, sells its products with a one year warranty, but is required under EU law to protect buyers with a minimum of two years protection on all consumer electronics, says the report. Instead, Apple pushed AppleCare, their paid warranty service, going against Italian regulations.