Official apple support vastly differs depending on the country, so in terms of service US support seems to vastly more friendly and lenient than most other countries.
Here in New Zealand we have The Consumer Guarantees Act. It says something like ‘things should last an amount of time commensurate with their cost.’
You’ll easily get a MacBook or iPhone fixed by Apple for faults in the first 2 years. You’ll also pay a premium, but that’s what happens when you're at the far end of the world.
