On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:31:07 +1300, Your Name wrote:

> On 2022-01-22 21:18:17 +0000, Hank Rogers said:
>> Wilf wrote:
>>> On 22/01/2022 at 09:43, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>>>> Am 22.01.22 um 10:35 schrieb Wilf:
>>>>> On 22/01/2022 at 03:33, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>>>>>> Am 22.01.22 um 01:24 schrieb NewsKrawler:
>>>>>>> https://www.macrumors.com/2022/01/21/iphone-box-no-longer-with-earpods-in-france/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Apple to Stop Including EarPods With Every iPhone Sold in France
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Apple was previously required to include EarPods in the box with the
>>>>>>> iPhone due to a French law that required every smartphone sold in the
>>>>>>> country to come with a "handsfree kit," but the law has now been
>>>>>>> changed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Who cares about that outside of France?
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps some users of this forum may be in France?� We're not all in the
>>>>> USA, for sure.� Or is it illegal for us non-Americans to use this NG?
>>>>
>>>> I'm not in the USA. I live in a neighbouring country to France. This is
>>>> an *englishspeaking group* and not a US-Group.
>>>>
>>>> You missed the point completely.
>>>
>>> Well, I don't think I did miss the point.� My point is that if you are
>>> English speaking, then your posts are valid here whether you are in
>>> France, Germany, UK, USA, or anywhere else and whether they are about
>>> France, Germany, UK, USA or anywhere else.
>>
>> I'm in the US. I didn't get *anything* with my iphone, except a usb
>> cable, and a paper clip type pin (to eject the sim module). If I were
>> in europe, I guess I would have gotten lots more shit in the box?
>
> There are various local laws that Apple has to comply with. For example:
>
> - In France (as per the topic), Apple had to continue
> including earphones / EarPods with the iPhone.
>
> - In Brazil, Apple still has to include a charger with
> the iPhone.
>
> - In China, Apple has to remove some apps from devices.
>
> If Apple, and other manufacturers, do not compy with thes types of
> local laws, then they are simply not allowed to sell their products
> there.

Most Apple iKooks don't even realize the basis of the Brazil laws.

Do any of you iKooks realize you get no warranty with _all_ the iPhones that
no longer come with the correct charger in the box?

No?
Really?

Look it up.
Apple told Brazil they won't honor the warranty.

So Brazil told them if they can't honor the warranty for a damaged iPhone,
then they have to supply the proper components in the box.

If you use any charger other than the proper charger and if it damages the
iPhone, then Apple told Brazil they will NOT honor the warranty.

Apple lied by the way about the charger - as Apple has _never_ in the entire
history of the company ever shipped the correct iPhone 11 (and up) charger
in _any_ iPhone box!

That's a fact nobody but an iKook would be so stupid as to dispute.
Apple has never shipped the iPhone 11 _correct_ charger with _any_ iPhone.
Never.

And yet, Apple claims you already have the charger.
Not if you only buy iPhones you don't.

Point is Apple was forced in Brazil to say, on paper, whether they'd honor
the warranty and since Apple wouldn't agree to honor their own warranty,
Brazil made them ship the charger.
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The French issue where Apple lied about the airpods is different.