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Apple claims installing Boot Camp will void your warranty

discussions.apple.com — Apparently installing software provided by Apple will void your warranty. This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. What happens when you get a malicious virus on your computer, does that also void the warranty? if this is true then it's just a big scam to screw people out of their warranty.

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  • Ireland, on 10/12/2007, -11/+51Bollocks!!
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -4/+122"OK, so all this got me a little worried so I called AppleCare and asked. I asked 'if I install Boot Camp will it void my warranty since it is Beta software.' He said 'Hmmm, that is a good question, I do not know let me check...' I thought Oh Crap! He came back on the phone and said 'No, it does not.' So I asked one more time for clarification. I asked 'So if I install Boot Camp it will not void my warranty correct?' He said, 'That is correct, it will not.'"

      This story is WHOLLY inaccurate. Report as such and undigg.
    • chaos86, on 10/12/2007, -78/+4NEWSFLASH: Beta's always void warranties!

      They're called beta's for a reason- they aren't fully debugged yet, so use at your own risk.
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -8/+33"NEWSFLASH: Beta's always void warrantys!"

      No, BETAS do not always void WARRANTIES. In fact, I've never seen Apple claim a warranty was voided due to the use of beta software. I've personally seen hundreds of Macs with voided warranties.
    • hammydude, on 10/12/2007, -29/+9"and undigg"? You are impling that people just blindy digg, we KNOW that's not the case.

      Apple: Hey guess what, here is some software that will easily allow you to put windows on Mac! (2 days later) Nope sorry warranty voided.
    • Yarnage, on 10/12/2007, -23/+9It's not just software though. This Bootcamp is firmware. Firmware operates at a very low level and can damage hardware. This isn't your typical beta piece of software and everyone here needs to realize that.
    • mark1372, on 10/12/2007, -15/+11"You are impling that people just blindy digg, we KNOW that's not the case."

      Um, people blindly digg all the time. Watch when a site gets dugg and still the diggs keep ticking away even though nobody can see the article.

      And I know that people say they digg it so they can look at it later, which is frankly a stupid reason, defeats the purpose, and skews the results of what gets promoted.

      As for stories like this where almost every comment discounts the headline and description and it's flagged as inaccurate, the diggs just keep on coming...so, yes, people do blindly digg.
    • eridius, on 10/12/2007, -3/+35"It's not just software though. This Bootcamp is firmware. Firmware operates at a very low level and can damage hardware. This isn't your typical beta piece of software and everyone here needs to realize that."

      Completely inaccurate. The firmware upgrade was made available separately from BootCamp, and is not beta at all. BootCamp itself is just software.
    • hyperpasta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24@Yarnage

      Careful! The firmware needed to run Boot Camp was delivered in a separate update the same day... and is NOT beta and does NOT void your warranty. This firmware lets the Mac boot an OS that uses BIOS by emulating it using EFI. This firmware update also provides the new OS selection interface at boot that you now get when you hold down the option key.

      The "Boot Camp" that is Beta is an assistant that can partition your hard drive into Windows and Mac OS X sections (without deleting any data!), burn a CD of drivers for use after Windows is installed, and guiding you through the installation of Windows using a Windows Install disc. Working together with the new BIOS-enabled firmware update, you have a complete solution to boot Windows on your Mac. But remember, the firmware part is NOT beta!
    • hammydude, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3Mark1372: I was being sarcastic. Maybe I should have used (sarcasm) we KNOW that's not the case (/sarcasm)

      Interesting side note: Digg won't let you use html tags, I guess to keep people from spamming up the comments.
    • Yarnage, on 10/12/2007, -8/+5Damn was I wrong, lol.

      If that's the case, then this shouldn't void any kind of hardware warranty. That is ***** if they say it does because it wouldn't cause any hardware problems. Just reformat and go!
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"This firmware update also provides the new OS selection interface at boot that you now get when you hold down the option key."

      Actually, that's been part of the firmware at least since the original UMA Macs (late 1990s). They added support for finding bootable XP partitions, however.
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12"You are impling that people just blindy digg"

      Certainly not! It's my belief that every digger does thorough research before clicking to digg an article. :P

      The fact that this article didn't make it to the front page proves it!

      *aide whispers in my ear, color drains from my face*

      Uh... well. Apparently the average digger is a complete moron!
    • foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1There goes Apple's stock... lol
      10% increase after BootCamp announced, 15% decrease after declaration that it will void warranty
    • Izzie, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2>"OK, so all this got me a little worried so I called AppleCare and asked. I asked 'if I install Boot Camp will
      >it void my warranty since it is Beta software.' He said 'Hmmm, that is a good question, I do not know let
      >me check...' I thought Oh Crap! He came back on the phone and said 'No, it does not.' So I asked one
      >more time for clarification. I asked 'So if I install Boot Camp it will not void my warranty correct?' He said, '
      >That is correct, it will not.'"
      >This story is WHOLLY inaccurate. Report as such and undigg.

      Now compare with what's written in Apple Computer, Inc Software License Agreement for Boot Camp Public Beta (caps are from Apple), excerpt from 5. of http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/terms.html :
      NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY APPLE OR AN APPLE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

      in short: no warranty, you pay for everything, except if you live in a place where law says it's not autohorized to void warranty this way. So it is both true and not true depending on where you live.
    • balazs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1izzie, you're wrong. that statement only means that because it is beta software, and if something should go wrong, you assume responsibility for all the data that was on the HDD. in short, use at your own risk, if you loose your data, it is your fault, but this is totally separate from Apple's waranty!
    • nigeltufnel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Inaccurate. Flagged and not dugg.

      Some idiot went off half-cocked, Digger did the same.
  • cheez, on 10/12/2007, -23/+4now i'm kinda glad i couln't find a copy of xp to install
  • jk_baller23, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Link to the forums isn't anything reliable. And if it were the case, why doesn't apple mention it during installation of Boot Camp? (Maybe they do, I don't have an intel mac)
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3If they did, I didn't see it.
    • matt0ne, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Linking to a discussion in a forum where some guy was told by some guy from some apple store or somewhere is generally not a great move. Can we delete this post somehow? Where is that button... Kevin?
  • MugatuOT, on 10/12/2007, -5/+30Maybe everyone should post sensationalist crap they find in forums? If it's on the Internet then it must be true.
    • cheez, on 10/12/2007, -14/+5there's a link to the terms of boot camp which includes

      SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION
    • Yarnage, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4That only means if the software itself causes any damage. I highly doubt the software will cause many, if any, hardware issues but I'm sure Apple could argue it that way, thus negating your warranty.
  • PGvildys, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11It *is* beta as they point out... wait until it goes Release, and then it should be ok.
  • Kazaki, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11Hmm...what does beta mean again? Testing? Try at your own risk?

    This is simply a bigger "omph" then a gentle "Baby, be careful, it might shoot you in the face" to a "I warned you foo, if you come to me missing an arm, naw uh."

    EDIT: PGvildys beat me to it.
  • computermatt, on 10/12/2007, -21/+3WTF!! Apple anounced it!
  • noahlh, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11If you RTFA it looks more like a misunderstanding from a misinformed store rep -- I don't think it actually voids your warranty.
  • d4nmy3rs, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1Yawn double post....
  • DannySpace, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10I doubt very seriously that this is true. This is just pure speculation that should get no press whatsoever. Meaningless.
  • mark1372, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Horrible headline. Apple did not claim this.

    Nonetheless, if you install beta software and it messes with your OS, that's not Apple's fault and they shouldn't have to support you on it, even if you just bought the computer.
    • meekar, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6and description

      "if this is true then it's just a big scam to screw people out of their warranty" um ... ooookaaaay, yeah, they created boot camp just so they could screw people out of their warranties
  • Seumas, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6How the hell would it void yoru warranty? You run into a problem, reinstall from your OSX CDs. How the ***** will apple know and why the hell would they care?
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8There's a beta firmware which you need to install which adds legacy BIOS emulation to EFI, and it would remain even if you reinstalled the OS. Apple released a firmware reinstaller, however, so using that in tandem would erase all traces.

      The fact remains that there is NO possible way that this would void your warranty. Apple will not support users in any way if they have trouble with any non-Apple operating systems, however, and I believe this is where the confusion stems from.

      I am an apple-certified technician, so I know their warranty inside and out. The support rep is incorrect.

      Reported inaccurate.

      Edit: Great... now it's on the home page.
    • quazywabbit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5the firmware is not beta, no where on the download page does it mention that the firmware is. Now bootcamp is another story all together and will I can't see why it would void the warrenty, unless you did something stupid like rewrite the firmware on the video chip or sound chip.
    • eridius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"There's a beta firmware which you need to install which adds legacy BIOS emulation to EFI, and it would remain even if you reinstalled the OS. Apple released a firmware reinstaller, however, so using that in tandem would erase all traces."

      The firmware isn't beta, and isn't part of BootCamp. It was made available separately and is a full release. BootCamp simply depends on it.
  • ltrpmac2, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I read every post in the FORUM. Why claim Apple says something...when really it's just a bunch of people speculating in a forum.

    Please, get the official word from Apple if it is true, rather than what a bunch of people in forums think.
    • Disodium, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Exactly, beleive nothing until you see an offical report from Apple, employees are idiots too
  • kilofox, on 10/12/2007, -10/+6This is a flame-bait post... No digg.
  • FunkyWitDaSysTm, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1beta beta beta beta BETA! you always risk voiding your warranty when installing unsupported s/w! this isn't new. perhaps apple worded it badly... but from the wording it only seems you have to pay for the problems arising from the beta software and from windows, not necessarily voiding your warranty...
  • mtlea, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7RTFA, especially the post toward the end by coreyammons

    "He (The AppleCare Rep) came back on the phone and said "No, it does not. " So I asked one more time for clarification. I asked "So if I install Boot Camp it will not void my warranty correct?" He said, "That is correct, it will not."

    Don't believe the misleading title. Submitter is probably just looking to incite something.
  • ThePotatoe, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3The apple store guys just want you to buy the hardware to not install windows on but rather to use os x to the fullest, so they tell a little unofficial fib to get you thinking otherwise (though I wouldn't know why, because they work off of commission anyway). Apple would have many foots up their corporate asses if something they released to the public would void the warranty.

    No digg, since one should not believe ***** from apple unless it comes from a rep's mouth.
    • ltrpmac2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Apple Store Employees do NOT work on commission - just thought you should know.
    • MikeSD34, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3They don't work on commission, but they do get bonuses, and do have quotas to meet.
      They're actually always pressured to sell more than they have in the past.

      How do I know this? One of my friends works for in an apple store location.

      That said, Boot Camp is a beta, use at your own risk software. I'm not digging this.
    • ThePotatoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3m'bad, just misinterpreted the little card given to me by a genius bar guy when i got my ipod replaced

      *shrugs back into corner as if I didnt say anything*
    • ltrpmac2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I was an employee up until going back to school recenlty.

      I, nor anyone else at the store, received bonuses.

      We are just trying to send people home with the best solution, and are sepcifically told not to pressure anyone into buying things.


      I have also worked at Best Buy - there was immense pressure there.
  • fant0mas, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8No digg... put down as Inaccurate
  • Spanca, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Don't worry, the terms are no different to any other Apple software. It's a generic term they have. It doesn't void your warranty. If it did, Apple would be required to make it more noticeable (at least under Australian contract law, not sure if it's different in the US).

    Calm down people, you still have your rights.
  • 8^)Jung, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6It doesn't say anywhere that it will void your warrenty. All it states is that Apple is not responsible for damages caused by Boot Camp. Nothing changes
    • Spanca, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3And the damages it refers to are SOFTWARE. The terms refer to the user being responsible for all costs/servicing related to repairing the software, not hardware. What they're covering themselves from is people losing their data or ending up with some corrupt install of Windows. Hardware is still covered.
  • vonskippy, on 10/12/2007, -20/+4Who cares. Mac Fanboys are too stupid to load/run windows, and no (none, zero, nada, zip) Windows user would EVER buy that over priced piece of Mac *****. So what is the big freaking deal.
    • 8^)Jung, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I have used Windows computers for years. Yet my OS of choice is Mac OS X. I own a Mac and two PCs (no Macs are PCs posts please). One PC runs Linux the other Windows XP MCE
    • tdowling, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3You know what you need? A little comic strip called "Love Is..." It's about two naked eight-year-olds who are married.
    • 16x9, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Don't worry about it, 8^)Jung. If you were bored enough to look back at previous Apple-related submissions you'd realize that vonskippy is nothing more than one of the handful of anti-Apple zealots on Digg. He's one of those people who is simply boggled that you don't see the world exactly like he does. In other words, his opinions (and frequent one-sided jibes) can be safely ignored. They mean nothing.
  • xshaisu, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10Inaccurate. -Digg
  • cleverboy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6From the page:
    ---------------------------------
    "OK, so all this got me a little worried so I called AppleCare and asked. [--SNIP--] So I asked one more time for clarification. I asked "So if I install Boot Camp it will not void my warranty correct?" He said, "That is correct, it will not."
    ---------------------------------
    >> Marked as "inaccurate".
  • UsernameTaken, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4This is bullcrap. Just ignore the whole thing and move on.
  • Minos, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Digg: the Nexus of misinterpretation.
  • timmarhy, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4if this was about MS or dell you apple fan boy cockheads would be swarming all over it not even mentioning that's probably untrue, or the result of something stupid a support desk person said.

    • cubbieco, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3185 diggs so far... the microsoft / dell fanboys are swarming all over it and it is untrue.
    • UsernameTaken, on 10/12/2007, -6/+4"if this was about MS or dell you apple fan boy cockheads would be swarming all over it "

      ooooooh, what a tragedy!... life is so unfair. Poor MS and Dell, victims of the apple fan boy cockheads... who's going to stand up for them? oooh the humanity!
  • cubbieco, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9I appreciate digg's warning that this article is under review, but most of the people digging this are probably not reading the contents (or the forum this links to). The warning should be on the front page with the headline. Or it should just drop off the front page like it used to.

    And yes this is totally inaccurate.

    Apple store clerk != Apple claim

    -edit- Even some of the comments make it clear people aren't reading the article or the other comments. Just like at hashkaran below me
  • hashkaran, on 10/12/2007, -12/+3Not too hard to believe. Apple support is worst on of a kind.
    Apple needs to cleanup their support big time.
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5In the future, try reading the preceding comments when the inaccurate banner is up. You'll look like less of an ass.
  • Kuipo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7A fourm thread... now THAT is a trustworthy source.
  • earlhickey, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/terms.html clearly states "SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION." This is not made up, inaccurate, nor misleading.
    • cubbieco, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7This is also not talking about the hardware. This is a standard term in an EULA to protect them from you screwing up your own data. Just like Microsoft is not liable when a security hole in windows causes your data to get fried.

      Yes you have to format your drive yourself and reinstall OSX itself, (thus assuming the entire cost of all repair caused by installing the beta software) but if you happen to have a hardware issue after installing bootcamp your whole warranty is not void.
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Yes, on other words "the cost of erasing the hard drive and reinstalling OS X".

      This is no different than normal. Apple (like nearly all computer manufacturers) do not cover software configuration issues in their warranties. They'll provide one support call with the limited warranty and unlimited calls with AppleCare, but they will not provide on-site service for things of that nature.
    • djork, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Try this Google query:

      site:apple.com "SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE"

      You will see that this is a standard clause in all beta software. They are saying that software problems as a result of the beta software (i.e. OS X taking a dump and failing to boot again) will not be covered by warranty; they usually aren't anyway. This is just CYA lawyer-speak, and it DOES NOT void your hardware's warranty.

      For the record I've had great service from Apple regarding problems with their products (the PowerBook I'm typing this on was given to me as a replacement for a troublesome iBook!)
    • Hypertime, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6he Apple Software is “beta” software that may be incomplete and may contain inaccuracies or errors that could cause failures or loss of data. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA SET FORTH ABOVE AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND APPLE AND APPLE’S LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS “APPLE” FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 5 AND 6) HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY, OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE, THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY APPLE OR AN APPLE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

      They're basically saying that it's free and not-quite-done, so you're on your own. Just like every beta EULA ever. No digg and I'm embarassed for the 212 people who dugg this already. Durr.
    • DrWu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Learn about EULA's... all this means is that Apple will not pay for you to take it to a service provider to reinstall the original firmware, OS X, etc if you have problems with Boot Camp. It does not void the warranty as so many others are probably saying at the moment.

      Both this comment and the original article are paranoia inducing fallacies, No Digg and lets kill this thread now.
  • emostar, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Please read this: http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/terms.html

    Reported as innaccurate. I wish the posters of articles like this would do their research before posting such a bold claim to get to the front page. I've had it with people like this... I find reddit.com is much better and the stories that are on digg are on reddit.com first.

    Good bye lame posters.
  • VSKBadCRC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well, using Software shouldn't void your warranty. But if you do get a virus, or something goes wrong purely on a software level, then it typically isn't covered under the MFG warranty, or under extended or otherwise upgraded service contracts. The reason; they can't control what you personally choose to do with your computer.

    Exposing your computer to malicious code, be it viruses or spyware, or simply fudging up an OS install doesn't constitute a freebie by your warranter. Either you know what you're doing, or you don't. And if you don't, then you need to take the initiative to learn - or find someone who will/can. As most PC owners will attest to, most service centers, when they realize a software issue is to blame, whether over the phone or if the computer is shipped to the MFG for warranty work, will quickly reload the OS and simply send it back to them - and may or may not offer some sort of data backup prior to the reload.

    And if you're attempting to install a beta then you should be fully aware of what "beta" means in the software world, and either you're prepared to accept the possible consequences, or you should simply refrain from using it. Period.
  • mc1123, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1You might as well just wait for osx leopard. There's no way in hell that running boot camp on that will void your waranty.
  • tjstankus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Read this before you digg. There are a few reports of Apple employees saying yay or nay to the issue, but nothing definitive from Apple. The terms are not clear if they relate to this piece of software or the hardware. Either way, I would not install bootcamp just yet. And I'm undigging this story for its misleading title.
  • macboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3If you get a virus, or screw up the software, it's your own damn fault. They say to backup data, and in the end, that's all that can really go wrong. It's not too unreasonable.
  • Daveecee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+81. Apple did not claim this at all. All this is is some crap forum post made by a user on Apple's forums.

    2. The man later called Applecare, and they reported to him that installing Boot Camp would NOT - I repeat - NOT void his warranty. Reported as inaccurate.
  • sfacets, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2it makes sense (no, not the conspiracy theory) - installing an Os known for it's strenuous operating methods (disk scratching, messy file system) should void your warranty.
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Then shouldn't using Apache or MySQL void your warranty?

      I may have misinterpreted your comment. It wasn't the most soundly structured sentence.
  • rebelyell2k5, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1its a beta, betas sometime void warrenties. get over it, apple isnt after you.
  • redrighthand, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Wholly untrue post just to get some shock value.

    Call apple support and get the truth, before posting a dumb ass headline like this just to get DIGGS stop hating on the Mac users and start doing a little research before crying wolf and posting links to forum discussions.
  • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Digg Spy Screenshot:
    http://homepage.mac.com/neonge/.Pictures/funny/negatives.png

    And still on the home page?
  • Wintrmte, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Completely untrue. Poster shouldn't have jumped the gun and read the entire forum thread. -digg.. boo hiss
  • reverb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yet another example of Digg getting a story completely, utterly wrong. This story should've been buried long ago.
  • pudquick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Reported as Inaccurate. Please do the same instead of: a.) digging or b.) bitching.

    Here's why:

    Re: Will Boot Camp void the warranty?
    Posted: Apr 7, 2006 5:33 PM in response to: tobhas
    OK, so all this got me a little worried so I called AppleCare and asked. I asked "if I install Boot Camp will it void my warranty since it is Beta software." He said "Hmmm, that is a good question, I do not know let me check..." I thought Oh Crap! He came back on the phone and said "No, it does not. " So I asked one more time for clarification. I asked "So if I install Boot Camp it will not void my warranty correct?" He said, "That is correct, it will not."
  • gigabitten, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4somehow this made it to the front page when its wrong.. i suggest everybody undigg it
  • nfxmedia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Reported as inaccurate due to the fact that you are reporting stories from forums ...
  • Daveecee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2FFS, why are you people all saying "betas sometimes void warranties lawlzbbq" when it's been repeated OVER AND OVER that this does NOT VOID WARRANTY? Read before you voice your opinion!
  • gotamd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4This is completely inaccurate. If you read the link, Apple does not say that at all. I don't see any official Apple employees saying the BootCamp voids your warranty.
  • nicklinus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6this is just some fourm post it is not real!
  • dmoffitt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5The title of the article is inaccurate, they say "if you break it, that's your fault, this is beta" - that's pretty standard practice. Nowhere does Apple (or any mfgr) warranty your data, not even people selling RAID arrays. No Digg.
  • koshak, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Here is hte funny thing. When ONE person has a bad experiecne with ANY other company, you are all for burning down the president of that company's house!

    When it is Apple, it is meaningless.

    Bucnh of ***** hypocrites.

    This is exactly like the Ebay guy. ONE person out of millions had a bad experience that was unresolved . Just like Apple. So tell me, fanboys...what is the difference? Doesn't Steve Jobs LOVe this guy like he loves all his children?
    • sourcemonkey, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Whatchoo talkin' about Willis?

      ...article reported as inaccurate.
    • paulie, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3youre an idiot.
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