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From: hgw@julia.math.ucla.edu (Harold Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple Announces 1 year warranty
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Date: 12 Mar 90 18:35:49 GMT
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In article <1990Mar10.014312.12227@Neon.Stanford.EDU> kaufman@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman) writes:
>In article <7093@goofy.Apple.COM> lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) writes:
>
>.[From AppleLink:]
>
>.For example, if a product was purchased 2/1/90 and repaired under warranty 
>.on 5/1/90, then the module used for the repair would be covered under the 
>.1-year finished goods warranty until 1/31/91.  If the same product was 
>.repaired on 1/1/91, then the module would be covered under the 90-day 
>.service warranty until 3/31/91.
>
I'm not sure if I understand this correctly.  If I was to buy a new modem
and had to have it replaced let's say 30 days later, would my warranty
restart from the day I receive the new replacement modem or from the original
day of purchase?  

>In California, at least, the warranty is extended by the length of time the
>unit is out of service.  So if the unit fails on 5/1/90, and you get it back
>from the shop on 6/1/90, the warranty is extended until 2/28/91.  This is
>state law.  Your state laws may vary.
>
>Marc Kaufman (kaufman@Neon.stanford.edu)

That's news to me?  No repair shop has ever told me that. :-)  How
should I refer to this law the next time I need it?  Thanks.

Harold

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