Monday, April 1, 2013

Apple's Tim Cook Apologises to China over Warranties


Apple's CEO Tim Cook finally breaks the barrier between Apple and its Chinese users on the warranties issues and apologized for a lack of communication on the matter, and said that the company is implementing improvements in three areas of its warranty policy and related services.


That message has been posted, in an apology note from Apple CEO Tim Cook, in Chinese on Apple's Chinese site Monday.

Here is how the message reads (translated from Chinese):

To our Chinese consumers:

In the past two weeks, we have received a lot of feedback about Apple in China repair and warranty policy. We are not only a profound reflection on these views, together with relevant departments to carefully study the "Three Guarantees", and also look at our maintenance policy communication and combing our management specifications of Apple Authorized Service Provider. We are aware that, due to the lack of external communication in this process and lead to the speculation that Apple arrogance, do not care or do not attach importance to consumer feedback. We express our sincere apologies for any concerns or misunderstandings this gives consumers.



In order to further improve the level of service, we are implementing the following four major adjustment:

  • Improved iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S repair policy
  • Provide a concise and clear on the website of the official Apple repair and warranty policy statement
  • Increase the intensity of the supervision and training of Apple Authorized Service Provider
  • Related issues to ensure that consumers can easily contact Apple Feedback Service

At the same time, we also realize that operating in China, and communicate much we need to learn the place. Here, we assure you, Apple for the commitment and enthusiasm indistinguishable from other countries. Bring the best user experience for consumers and satisfactory service is our ideals, our commitment, and it has been deeply rooted in Apple's corporate culture. We will make unremitting efforts to achieve this goal.

So good news for users of iPhones in China!!

Read complete Apology Note by Tim Cook Here

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