I ordered an iPad a couple weeks ago and tried to order the AppleCare warranty. I then received a notice saying this had to be removed from my order because Apple had not yet received “regulatory approval” yet for my state (Texas). I just received this email from Apple:
You were notified recently that AppleCare Protection Plan was pending regulatory approval in your state and this item was canceled from your order.
We are pleased to tell you that Apple is now authorized to sell the AppleCare Protection Plan for iPad in your state.
Please reply to this email if you would like us to add AppleCare Protection Plan for iPad back to your order.
Sincerely,
The Apple Store Team
As my fellow blogger Brian Martinez noted, it’s ridiculous Apple needed the state’s permission to offer a warranty for its own product. Thank God the state is here to protect us!
Stephan is an attorney and libertarian writer in Houston, Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF), and the founder and editor of Libertarian Papers. His most recent book is Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (co-editor, with Jörg Guido Hülsmann; Mises Institute, 2009).
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So rediculous. We need protection from the protection!
Can’t wait until Saturday. It’s one day I will be happy to go into the office. Mine is getting shipped to work
Mises.org should look good on it me thinks…
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April 1, 2010RT @libstandard: Protecting us from Warranties http://bit.ly/c855im
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