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Australian Buyers Say They Were Told "No iPad Without Accessories"
CuteSteveJobs writes "Australian iPad buyers have been forced to buy all manner of unnecessary add-ons, including screen protectors, docking stations, covers, chargers, and extended warranties, due to a reported official Apple policy. Shoppers reported sales assistants said it was 'company policy' or 'Apple policy' to sell the devices only with accessories, or not at all. A store manager for Authorised Apple Reseller JB Hi-Fi said it was 'a bad policy but it was Apple's policy and they couldn't sell one without it.' Other customers were told they must 'buy a Telstra SIM because the iPad is locked to Telstra,' even though it wasn't. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission and Consumer Affairs are investigating the complaints."
It's about time this was stopped. I'm tired of being told that I have to buy a whole container of salt when I just want to buy one grain. They "force" me to buy the whole container. Who are they to tell me what terms they're going to sell me something they own, anyway?!?
to stop kissing Apple's ass already. How can you stand by this company still?
They treat developers like slaves, and their customers as idiots.
Do the right thing. Get a PC.
Having a mac doesn't mean you have no viruses. You can still have malware installed. False security blanket is false.
I sincerely you hope you die painfully and slowly. You, and everyone you love.
is exactly why i refuse to purchase their over-priced crap, steve jobs & apple computers et all (including every apple fanboy) can go eat shit and die in a fire.
Politics is Treachery, Religion is Brainwashing
"Don't like it, don't buy it" IS a valid response, you just don't like it, and thus... don;t buy it.
Put that in yer pipe and smoke it.
Kidding aside, the "Don't like it, don't buy it" crowd is really following the mantra of "free and open trade market", what they fail to see is that only Apple has this product, so the "free and open trade market" is no longer valid.
It's a 1024 x 768 screen with finger-painting and no keyboard, a platform where the software still doesn't turn into real cash for programmers, except now they're not having any fun on Open Source because lottery-mentality greed has taken the place of creative pride, and where the end user is milked.
What part of this is not getting through?
EVERY part, apparently.
So I say, milk the suckers! They obviously want to be treated like cattle. They should just consider the extra charges the RETARD TAX.
~exasperation~
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Really, why is anyone surprised by this. You can say troll if you like, but these D-Bags buy an iPad because Jobs told them they need one in addition to their iPhone and iPods, and like fucking sheep...they open their wallets. So when Jobby says you have to buy this 100.00 shit speaker and this SIM card people act shocked that the above mentioned D-Bags open their wallet again...
Well..I didn't think I needed, but if Steve says I do, then I must!
What do you mean, they had to tell all the Apple fanboys and -girls to buy accessories? As far as I can tell, all the iTampon buyers willingly and freely decide to get all sort of junk for it without being told to ...
You sound like the people who say they are entitled to complain about the government even if they didn't vote. It's technically true, but there is something wrong with it. If you don't see that, well, I can't help you.