Have these AppleCare protaction plan purchased from Amazon and this was Maketplaceanbieter 80 cheaper than Apple directly and activation worked impeccably. It took about 1 week until the activation was through but it worked. What else can you say, make sure to read through the comprehensive plan on the Apple homepage! Anyway, my MacBook Air Late 2013 is still to early 2017 protected by a full warranty (bought in January 2014).