Comments on: Apple is great but do they break the law?

By: holger

holger — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:07:45 +0000

but you answered that yourself in the post, i think: they don’t need to. but this way they are lowering the barrier.
option a) just give free stuff without registration. when people want to buy stuff, they need to register. they have the impulse to buy something online, then they are forced to enter credit card details … that gets them thinking and interrupts the buying process
option b) make people register credit card details when they dont want to buy something. they won’t be repelled because they think “hey, i am not spending money”. then later on when they have the impulse to buy, they can just click and buy. no interruption of the buying process.

i would chose option b if i was apple …

By: Nordenfelt

Nordenfelt — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:02:30 +0000

after doing some searching it appears to be legal if you comply to a number of diffrent things. Although, i still so wonder why they need this info for a free service…

By: holger

holger — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:42:18 +0000

i started out with apple just like you. “why do i need to enter my cc info for album covers?” i ended the issue just like erik: “who cares?”

i don’t *know* if this is legal but i have a feeling that apple wouldn’t do something this crucial to the success of itunes without haveing it thoroughly checked beforehand ?

By: erik

erik — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:33:14 +0000

There are several sites where you can store your card-detail for future use, like malmo aviation, sas and some other.

The question is, what is a mahna mahna?
The question is, who cares?