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Apple Reverses iPad "No Cash Purchase" Policy

Posted by timothy on from the so-it's-free-now dept.

ZipK writes "After a few days of bad publicity, Apple has reversed its no cash purchase policy, explaining that the policy was originally implemented to limit the number of iPads an individual could buy during the introductory period of short supply. Now that supply has caught up with demand — and the story has hit front pages and gained national attention — Apple has reversed its policy, and taken the opportunity to put a bow on the story by giving the formerly scorned Diane Campbell a free iPad."

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  1. So Apple can confirm the identity of any iPad user by SlashSim · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Apple can confirm the identity of any iPad user, so long as they have not purchased the device used.

    Very interesting.

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  2. Re:class act by Hijacked+Public · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Or they didn't charge more because they learned their lesson with the iphone that you piss off early adopters if you drop your price, and you end up having to give them free apple store gift cards or the like to slow the stream of negative blogging being reported as a national emergency on TV news.

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