Apple Rejects Cold, Hard Cash at its Own Stores

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Surely a company the size of Apple researched this misguided policy before putting it in place. And just like they probably have the right to implement a no-cash policy, consumers definitely have a right to shop elsewhere and buy competing products. If we, the buying public, allow ourselves to be treated this way, we should not be surprised next time some equally offensive policy gets shoved down our throats. There are plenty of retailers out there who are sensitive to the needs and convenience of their customers. Why would anyone in his/her right mind shop at a store where customer satisfaction is irrelevant?
 
[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]So I suppose PCs that cost $600 are now incapable of YouTube, according to this grandma.New marketing scheme: YouTube-capable, YouTube Premium ready stickers.[/citation]

You try putting a netbook on a music stand. The iPad is the ultimate music book, and then some.
 
[citation][nom]liquidchild[/nom]good for you apple alienate grandma......fucking tools[/citation]

Yeah, if it was a teenager they would have taken the cash, right? Tool.
 
It is obvious, they don't have enough iPad's. Apple probably underestimated the number, and they are trying to curve demand without making it obvious. They don't want the competition to smell blood !
That is the seconds strategic mistake in Apple's plan to take over the world. Just to recap:
The first is that by keeping everything closed-source and forcing developers into unreasonable contracts, Apple alienates developers that are as skillful or better than what Apple has.
The second is that by trying to be a jack of all trades (hardware, software, retail, online content, etc) they will constantly find themselves without capacity. They are taking all the profits, but also all the risk. So, if the iPads had not sold, they would have had to eat the losses. So, I would suspect they undershot the iPads produced to lower the risk of it not selling, and now they have to find ways to hide the fact so that Asus, Acer, HP, Dell and all the others don't take advantage and still the market share.
The two pitfalls mean that the excessive capacity brought by Motorola, HTC as well as the already mentioned companies will be able to outproduced Apple with devices running Android. Android has excess amounts of developers since development tools for the platform are open sourced as well and run on any OS (not just OSX).
In conclusion, by trying to keep all the pie, Apple is actually eating a smaller pie. Google, by sharing slices of the pie, is getting a piece of the pie that will be much larger than the whole pie Apple will end up with.
 
does anyone else feel sorry for this chick? clearly a price conscious consumer, and yet doesn't know about all the cheaper options in the form of netbooks that would suit her needs just as well.
 
[citation][nom]Yoder54[/nom]This tactic is commonly used to fight the black market, and this was stated in the article. There was a time when US forces overseas used MPC and not green backs for money, and you had a ration control plate (plastic) that was used to track all purchases. It was as late as 1973. Why? To control the black market. Also, it really has nothing to do with socialism. Why is our society so bent on calling everything they do not agree with as being 'socialist?' In the 50's and 60's we used 'communism.' Seems like history does repeat itself.[/citation]It's obvious that's it's to fight the black market, but perception has become that it's more about Apple's desire to control the propogation and use of their products rather than enabling consumers to purchase their products. In a free market, from a company that is publicly traded, it is counter-productive for them to set policy that limits the mediums in which payment is accepted. And, as a consumer it is counter-intuitive to think that cold hard cash money on the counter would not be an acceptable form of payment for products and services. Lastly, the 1950's and 1960's rally against 'communism' is the same rally against the blatant socialist movement within America today and has become a euphemism for any institution (governmental or private) that wants to exert control over and subvert the freedoms of the American citizen; welcome to the new millennium!

[citation][nom]demonhorde665[/nom]you sir are a dummy, socialism is based on the goverment running buisnesses, (namely key insitutions such as medical and utilities ) the law saying that companies have a right to deny money is actually the furthest thing from socalism , now you may go feel totally embaressed[/citation]Really?! Is that what socialism is?! I better get my old Poli-Sci text book out and brush up on the latest Wikipedia entries on the various forms of government. Well, thank goodness you came along to enlighten and correct my seemingly obvious but perhaps poorly executed attempt at SARCASM!

It is a sad day when a publicly traded American company is more concerned about controlling the quantity and use of their products than selling said products and making profit.
 
Even though this may be "legal", I still consider it to be highly unpatriotic. To be an American company and not accept American currency is just crap. Why can't they just get her driver's license number or some other form of identification?

As far as legal goes, she can legally buy one on a credit and use the cash to legally pay the debt.
 
[citation][nom]donovands[/nom]It's to track the sale. If you use a credit card Apple will store that info, and cross check to see if you've bought multiple iPads, which is against their policy. For some reason they feel morally obligated to prevent people from buying large numbers of iPads and selling them in countries where iPads are not available at a profit. In my country, it is ILLEGAL for businesses to not accept cash. They CAN reject credit cards and other fraud-prone pay vehicles.[/citation]
[citation][nom]jquarter06[/nom]I know there are some businesses that do not accept cash for a variety of reasons.However, those businesses are usually smaller and don't want the liability of losing the cash. I wonder what reason(s) Apple has for rejecting cash?[/citation]
[citation][nom]slayer10000[/nom]funny they dont want cash but debit cards are totally fine cause really its the same thing as cash with out holding it on you[/citation]


It's simple. Apple wants to track you so they can further control you...I mean their system. 1984 LOLOLOLOLOLOL......
 
[citation][nom]matt87_50[/nom]does anyone else feel sorry for this chick? clearly a price conscious consumer, and yet doesn't know about all the cheaper options in the form of netbooks that would suit her needs just as well.[/citation]

Yeah, a netbook would be GREAT on a music stand, right?
 
[citation][nom]kronos_cornelius[/nom]It is obvious, they don't have enough iPad's. Apple probably underestimated the number, and they are trying to curve demand without making it obvious. They don't want the competition to smell blood !That is the seconds strategic mistake in Apple's plan to take over the world. Just to recap:The first is that by keeping everything closed-source and forcing developers into unreasonable contracts, Apple alienates developers that are as skillful or better than what Apple has.The second is that by trying to be a jack of all trades (hardware, software, retail, online content, etc) they will constantly find themselves without capacity. They are taking all the profits, but also all the risk. So, if the iPads had not sold, they would have had to eat the losses. So, I would suspect they undershot the iPads produced to lower the risk of it not selling, and now they have to find ways to hide the fact so that Asus, Acer, HP, Dell and all the others don't take advantage and still the market share.The two pitfalls mean that the excessive capacity brought by Motorola, HTC as well as the already mentioned companies will be able to outproduced Apple with devices running Android. Android has excess amounts of developers since development tools for the platform are open sourced as well and run on any OS (not just OSX).In conclusion, by trying to keep all the pie, Apple is actually eating a smaller pie. Google, by sharing slices of the pie, is getting a piece of the pie that will be much larger than the whole pie Apple will end up with.[/citation]

Lots, and lots, AND LOTS of speculation there. Nearly every point you have is based on all that speculation...and you end with a pipe dream.
 
[citation][nom]chunkymonster[/nom]It's obvious that's it's to fight the black market, but perception has become that it's more about Apple's desire to control the propogation and use of their products rather than enabling consumers to purchase their products. In a free market, from a company that is publicly traded, it is counter-productive for them to set policy that limits the mediums in which payment is accepted. And, as a consumer it is counter-intuitive to think that cold hard cash money on the counter would not be an acceptable form of payment for products and services. Lastly, the 1950's and 1960's rally against 'communism' is the same rally against the blatant socialist movement within America today and has become a euphemism for any institution (governmental or private) that wants to exert control over and subvert the freedoms of the American citizen; welcome to the new millennium!Really?! Is that what socialism is?! I better get my old Poli-Sci text book out and brush up on the latest Wikipedia entries on the various forms of government. Well, thank goodness you came along to enlighten and correct my seemingly obvious but perhaps poorly executed attempt at SARCASM!It is a sad day when a publicly traded American company is more concerned about controlling the quantity and use of their products than selling said products and making profit.[/citation]

I believe, first off, that the only perception of Apple being controlling in the way you put it is by paranoid technophiles that can't see the forest through the trees.

Anyone that believes a company with sky high stock prices that makes money off of everything they do is communist is completely retarded. Fascist, maybe...but exercising their right to control the number of iPads sold to prevent sale overseas is neither. We do not even know when this happened, could have been before the iPad went onsale in Europe. But it's really interesting to see people freaking out about this now when the same thing was done with the iPhone, and nobody brought it up.
 
Know what I find humerous is that over the weekend I purchased four firearms with cash, all of which were easier to get hold of than an iPad. Why is an oversized mp3 player hard to purchase? Next thing you know, Apple is gonna do a background check on you too.
"Sir, according to our information your credit card has been used to obtain a subscription to a pornographic magazine in August of 2001. As you may be aware, this is not on the list of reading material approved by Brother Jobs. Due to this revelation, we are unable to sell you this MacBook. Furthermore you are required to surrender any Apple products you currently own for violation of the Permanent Rental Agreement. You have 7 business days to comply with this before legal action will be taken. I must now formally ask you to leave the premise before calling authorities for trespassing."

Yes this is unrealistic(so far..). This was just to poke fun at all the recent articles I have seen about Apple's restrictions, i.e. Refusing cash, Jobs attempt at censorship/content restriction, and no open source(even hardware try replacing a battery an iDevice). I bought a car charger for my wife's iPhone at Best Buy, but it doesn't work. When you plug it in the phone boldly displays NOT AN APPROVED APPLE DEVICE.
Its times like that I wonder how Microsoft got charged with monopoly.
 
Wow. That's baffling. I thought the purpose of selling something was to SELL it. Forget the plastic, cash is king. I don't care the reasons they say they have for not accepting cash as payment. Here's how this works: I go to the store, I want something you have. I give you money, you give me that item. The end. I've fancied myself bipartisan to the whole Apple subject as I myself own a variety of computer equipment, which includes several home built PC's, 2 HP laptops, 1 Macbook Pro and an iPhone. I've never subscribed to idea that apple was in business for reasons other than profitability. It now becomes harder to believe that. Anyone who doesnt accept cash at their retail stores is obviously in it for other reasons. As far as me buying an iPad goes, which I being the tinkerer that I am, had an idea to do so just to have one, I will not be purchasing it now. In my opinion, and its JUST THAT, an opinion, this is Anti-American of Apple. To the point I may actually discontinue use of their products, completely. I have many profanities I wish to convey about this, but I'll leave that to the imagination, suffice it to say, Jobs mother is anything but a white woman.
 
well it seems Apple doesn't have the supply to meet the demands and that is why they are limiting the sale of their iPad.
 
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