“Though no formal announcement has been made to the public, Apple notified its employees of the new procedure on Monday,” Epstein reports. “The policy… applies only to eligible purchases made within the 30-day period prior to a transfer request.”
Epstein reports, “AppleCare Protection Plans for the iPhone have been transferable since June of this year, and now the new policy will apply to all Apple products eligible to be covered by a protection plan.”
More info in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]
Now this is excellent customer service!
So if you had 15 months left on Applecare applied to a macbook pro, bought a new macbook pro and transferred the applecare over…
would this mean you only get 3 months of additional hardware warranty on the second macbook (with the first 12 months covered anyway when you buy the macbook)?
D.
Makes new purchases that much less expensive and more feasabile
Buy my typical Mac is still running strong after 3 years, so I’ve never really felt the need to upgrade earlier than that.
It looks like you can only transfer AppleCare if the originally-covered item was bought within the previous 30 days. So it looks like it’s intended for people who buy, say, a 16GB iPhone (because of availability) and then upgrade to the 32GB version within 30 days.
So Dr Mcr’s Applecare would *not* be transferable.
Hmm.. It would be better to transfer the old APP to the next owner. That would add value.
@Dr Mor “So if you had 15 months left on Applecare applied to a macbook pro, bought a new macbook pro and transferred the applecare over…would this mean you only get 3 months of additional hardware warranty on the second macbook (with the first 12 months covered anyway when you buy the macbook)?
Nope…as I understand it, the 15 months would be added to the initial 12 (just as a new Apple Care 24 is added to the 12).
Appears the downside of Apple’s “generosity” would be a “less than 3 year warranty” on the new machine.
One Guy From Finland
Applecare is attached to the device, not the customer. This make the Applecare more affordable when buying replacement equipment. Still not sure about the exact detail but this looks good.
AppleCare is a extended warranty scam.
Apple should just offer a three year warranty on all products, they shouldn’t have to raise the prices as their margins are excellent and they got 51 billion in the bank or so.
It’s just that Apple spends so much new technology and innovation that the material and unit prices are higher, so to make it sound less expensive they strip out the warranty and include it as a extra option. So it’s a scam as you really need it, but pay for it as a add-on.
But if Apple is so focused on quality, doesn’t that negate the need for a extended warranty?
Also since more and more Apple products are using solid state materials (no moving parts) this really reduces the need for a extended warranty.
I know, it’s because so many people drop their devices and then take it to Apple for a warranty repair or replacement, so this way Apple can deny the replacements without AppleCare.