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> EU countries already have rather strict consumer protection laws but they really haven't been designed for situations where a hardware product can be rendered
by TomMarius 8y ago
> EU countries already have rather strict consumer protection laws but they really haven't been designed for situations where a hardware product can be rendered unusable by insecure software.
That is definitely covered by the standard 2 year warranty as insecurity (when security is expected) is seen as defect. If they don't fix it you get your money back. I successfully got my money back for several phones after 1 to 1.5 years.
- andai 8y agoFirst time I've heard of this, this is really interesting. Don't most phones release updates for the first ~2 years? Maybe this law is the reason?
- TomMarius 8y agoIndeed most phones do. This law however applies to resellers of cheap chinese phones of small brands as well, which was my case.