Apple MacLabs Authorized Service Centers in Moscow and the B2X branch in St. Petersburg have ceased operations. This is reported on the official websites of the companies.
Another Apple service center, Brobrolab, announced a fee of 6 million rubles to continue its activities.
The Izvestia interlocutor added that other Apple Authorized Service Centers that do not belong to network retailers or large companies may close soon.
The source of the publication noted that now Apple distributes spare parts and components to Russia not directly, but through ACS in one of the Baltic countries, which increases the warranty repair period, as well as the cost of post-warranty service. .
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Apple officially ended direct sales in Russia in March 2022. The company’s devices are brought into the country under a parallel import scheme.
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In March 2023, Apple indefinitely ended warranty service for MacBook laptops and iPad tablets in Russia. The company cited logistical difficulties in supplying spare parts caused by the sanctions restrictions as the reason for this decision.
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Source: RB
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