Apple Nixes iPad Giveaways

KingSkippus writes "According to a story at CNN, Apple has begun enforcing third party promotion guidelines (PDF) that, among other things, restricts organizations from giving away iPads, using the word 'free' to describe any Apple products in a prominent manner, or promoting giveaways of iPod Touches in lots of less than 250 and with Apple's explicit approval."

Comments

Re:only applies to special contract purchases

[Anonymous Coward]

Thank you for doing the due diligence that the article author and the slashdot editors will not.

Re:The CD Companies tried to do this

[cpu6502]

(Score:-1, Informative)

Well that's a first. I've never seen that appended to a message before. "Informative" and yet "-1" score at the same time.
Hmmm. I guess I offended some Apple fan because I dared to say Apple should be prosecuted just like every other corporation which gets prosecuted for breaking Antitrust and/or Consumer Protection Laws. Ooops. I'm so sorry. (Psych.)

The truth is that I don't love Apple. Or Microsoft. Or Warner Records. Or any other company. Loving an inanimate building or corporate logo is just silly (and possibly mental). In my opinion the more times the government steps-in and WHAPS these companies with legal prosecution, the better it is for everybody. I laughed when the CD Companies were sued, and laughed again when Paypal had their corporate ass...ets reemed by the justice department. We need more of that, not less.