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Apple Doesn’t Accept Cash for an iPhone?
By Jay Alan | October 27, 2007
Apparently, “this note is not legal tender for all debts public and private” at least as far as Apple is concerned. According to Yahoo news Apple will not accept cash as a form of payment for an iPhone, and will limit purchases to two iPhones per customer, “in a move to stop people from reselling them.” Huh? How will my using a credit card keep me from reselling it? Seems like a bone-head move that makes no real sense to me, what am I missing?
“We’re requiring a credit or debit card for payment to discourage unauthorized resellers.”
Apple thinks some people already have purchased multiple iPhones to resell, including those looking to modify, or “unlock,” the phones so they work on networks other than Apple’s carrier partner in the United States, AT&T Inc.
Guess Apple doesn’t realize that cell phone unlocking is legal in the United States, even Sprint has finally had to give in due to lawsuits. So what exactly are they trying to accomplish here, besides more bad press? I wish I had an answer for you, but I don’t.
Via: Yahoo News
Topics: Apple, Technology |