Fine € 10 million imposed on Apple by Italian authorities for misleading consumers about its durability iPhone in the water.
ΣIn particular, the Commercial Competition Authority considered that Apple fraudulently advertises its devices as water resistant, as it fails to clarify that this property does not apply in general but only under certain conditions.
The Italians accuse Apple of deliberately concealing the fact that the indication "water resistantIn some of the iPhone models that are advertised as such, it refers to laboratory tests with distilled water. But this is something completely different from ordinary use. If the issue is the iPhone's resistance to water penetration into its sensitive electronic components, then its advertising is misleading.
Because in real life, smartphones come in contact with water due to an accident, e.g. of a fall. And, as a rule, where one falls iPhone the water is neither calm nor clean like that of the laboratory.
Also, the Apple, considers that it is not obliged to repair or replace water-damaged iPhones free of charge. Somewhere in the fine print of the product warranty terms, Apple states that it does not cover damages caused by liquids.
Nevertheless, The Italian government is simply considering that the American digital technology giant is deliberately trying to mislead the consumer public.. And therefore imposed their "bell" 20 million, for knowledge and compliance. Whether one of the two will be achieved remains to be confirmed by Apple's policy in the near future.
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