{
  "id": 14460745,
  "title": "AppleCare+ Launched 15 Years Ago Today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/applecare-launched-15-years-ago-today",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:48:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/14/applecare-launched-15-years-ago-today/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AppleCare+ became available for the first time 15 years ago today, on October 14, 2011, alongside the iPhone 4S, following its announcement ten days earlier. The previous $69 AppleCare Protection Plan in the United States extended hardware repair coverage and technical support to two years, but excluded accidental damage. ‌AppleCare‌+ cost $99, retaining that two-year term while adding…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}