I bought Apple care for my iphone4 in Italy to have 2 years warranty, how many will be now that Antitrust Authority said they have to be 2 for everyone?3?

Question

In all europe everyone wants to sell something technological has to give 2 years warranty on his product.When I bought my iPhone I bought also apple care because I didn't want only one year warranty.Now that Italian antitrust said they have to be two years for everyone, also for people didn't bought applecare, how many years of warranty will I have?Thank you

Answer 1

I have been reading and looking around about posts like this is and this is what has been stated many many times
The two year warranty (some places upto 6 years) of consumer goods is a law that is being misrepresented by some indeividuals and companies.
It is not correct to claim that european law mandates a two year hardware warranty.
A warranty such as Apple and other manufacturers provide, is not mandated.
However what is mandated, is that the seller (not the manufacturer) offers a form of product guarantee which assumes a fault within the first six month has been present from the date of purchase.
If the seller would object to such a claim from a consumer within the first six month, the seller would have to prove his case.
IE a failure within the first 6 months is covered by the seller. The seller is then to take it up with the manufacturer.
After six month and up to 24 month after the purchase, the consumer has to prove to the seller that the claimed defect has been present or inherit in the device from the date of purchase (out of the box).  
Finally - A Guarantee is not a Warranty.
Bit crappy but when people start throwing the laws around, what it basically boils down to is this, you need to speak to who you bought the product from, NOT the manufacturer, unless you bought it from them directly.