So uhm, it's up to the customer to realize that the *true* warranty is actually 2 years?
To be fair, it is fairly common knowledge here in the UK, at least amongst people that buy computer stuff. As others have mentioned in the thread already, warranties offered by the manufacturer of a product to the people distributing it (unless they are the same body, of course) doesn't have to be two years, but the end-user warranty does, which is usually handled by the distributor directly if the manufacturer's warranty doesn't cover the entire duration.
It can be a pain TBH. Depending on the circumstances, you may have to take any warranty issues with the distributor, manufacturer or both. This may or may not be how it works elsewhere in the EU, but it's how it tends to work here.
