Problem with MacBook Repair Extension Program for Hard Drive Issues

I have a macbook that would be covered by the program (http://www.apple.com/support/macbook/hd/repairextension/).
Since I bought it Nov 2006, it is not covered by the 3 year extension, but (to me) it looks like it is covered by the sentence +"or until August 15, 2010, whichever provides longer coverage.+"
Apple Italy is currently refusing to apply the coverage, saying that only the 3 years coverage applies.
So why do Apple wrote "whichever provides longer coverage"?
To my laptop, longer coverage means August 15, 2010.
Isn't it?
Help needed! ... and really much appreciated!

Nobody from Apple here (at least officially). We're all users just like you. I guess if Apple in Italy doesn't want to replace your hard drive, that's the end of the story. As I mentioned, hard drives are cheap now. The real question is your data on the present hard drive. If the computer still boots, I would strongly suggest you try to backup your data ASAP.
I agree that this issue comes down to "whichever provides longer coverage". However, that aside, I have Apple Care on my MB and it only covers me for 3 years. Since I bought my MB in Nov '07, I'm covered until Nov '10. It doesn't make a lot of sense that you would be covered for a longer period than my Apple Care (which again is 3 years).
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