A new level of control freakishness from Apple, methinks.
A US gamer has been banned from ever buying another iPad. Why? He reached his “lifetime limit”.
Who knew that such a limit existed?
Using the handle Protocol Snow, the now-banned iPad buyer tells his story of intrigue in a personal blog post.
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It seems Snow wanted to pass a few iPads to fellow NeoGAF gaming forum members outside the US who were craving their own “magical and revolutionary” devices, but whose hopes had been dashed by Apple’s decision to delay international iPad sales by a month.And so, being a Good iSamaritan, he took it upon himself to buy multiple iPads and ship them to his fellow gamers, charging them only enough extra to cover tax, shipping, insurance, and Paypal credit card fees.
But it was not to be. After buying just a few iPads and shipping them off to his friends, Snow was thwarted in his attempt to continue his mission of multitouch mercy.
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After two Apple Employees – identified in the tale as Guy #1 and Guy #2 – check his identity via credit card, Guy #2 informs him: “There is a limit to the number of iPads that customers can buy.” Our protagonist ask what that limit might be, and Guy #2 answers: “Only 2 per customer.”At that point, Guy #1 returns, and the conversation takes on a Kafkaesque quality:
* Guy #1: I’m sorry sir, but you have reached your lifetime limit of iPad purchases and will not be allowed to buy any more.
* Me: Is the iPad limit per person? Per credit card? Per household?
* Guy #1: All I can say is that you have reached your lifetime limit.
* Me: What does that mean? Can I use a different credit card to buy it? I’m buying this for a friend.
* Guy #1: You are not allowed to buy this iPad.
* Me: Uhh… is it okay if I have a family member or friend come to buy it for me? My reservation doesn’t expire until 6:00pm.
* Guy #1: All I can say is that you have reached your lifetime limit.
* Me: Wait, what? Lifetime? What does that mean?
* Guy #1: All I can say is that you have reached your lifetime limit of iPads and will not be allowed to buy any more.
* Me: I’m banned from buying iPads? I know there’s a shortage right now, but I can’t buy any more once there’s plenty of stock?
* Guy #1: All I can say is that you have reached your lifetime limit.
* Me: Okay buddy, I’m not going to make a scene so I’m leaving. How many iPads is the limit by the way?
* Guy #1: That information is not available.
* Me (looking at Guy #2, who has been silent this whole time): He tells me that the limit is two.
* Guy #1: I wish I could say but I do not have that information.
* Me: I’ve already purchased more than two iPads. Why didn’t anybody else stop me in the past?
* Guy #1: I wish I could say but I do not have that information.
* Me: Alright, I’ve had enough. Have a good day.
Yeah right ‘friends overseas’. So this guy’s making money reselling iPads, and it’s surprising they want to stop that? Gee I have no idea why, maybe because their official distributors over here in Europe are losing sales while they wait for the official overseas release. This is a post of a post from some anonymous crank and probably BS.
Protocol Snow, ha!… why are we even talking about this?
PS – If you don’t like Apple don’t buy their stuff. Likewise if you don’t like Windows. Why do you feel compelled to shout that your choice is the only right choice?
I am probably not the only person who is sick and tired of the constant nattering between Apple and Windows Fanboys. – Please shut the fuck up. – This argument is decades old, is going nowhere, and has nothing to do with reason or computers, and I am tired of hearing about it.
Stuff you unreasonable prejudice where the sun don’t shine. We don’t give a damn about your opinion and don’t want to hear it!
I have had my Kindle 2 for over a year. Yesterday, it froze up. Never saw that before. I was out walking the dogs, and thought it died, out of warranty. I actually considered an iPad for a replacement, despite the fact that I mostly read in direct sunlight. Wasn’t too sure how that would work. Fortunately, when I got home, I looked up “reset Kindle”, did so, and I am back in business. Thank god, and what the fuck was I thinking? Apple is such a suck ass company. FUCK YOU, Jobs.
I call BS!
Do any of you lot know what a Grey Market is? This is about Apple supporting Resellers in other countries that don’t have the iPad yet. getaclue…
Don’t believe anything. This news story was Photoshop’d.
Jobs is a Sith Lord
Man I am so glad to be free of Apple products. I used to love Apple. Apple is growing more draconian with each passing day. Why do people put up with their shit?
# 30 Brett said, on April 27th, 2010 at 9:02 am
“If you went to the Apple store to buy an IPad, and they were sold out because some greedy asshole had bought their entire stock to send to his overseas friends, maybe you might not find rationing such an outrageous policy.”
Soooo… If they had 10 ipads in stock and 10 people came to buy one each, they won’t be selling them because they would run of stock?
I thought that was the point of selling stuff. You wish to run out of stock and bring more to sell again. But apple fanboys are willing to twist common sense to defend their cult.
Guau.