Apple Refunds $33 Million!
January 18, 2014 Leave a comment
Apple’s been in a tight situation lately. Just three days ago, it has been reported that Apple will be refunding $33 million worth of applications from the iTunes store because they were bought by children. Many customers have complained about unknown purchases from the iTunes store. This initiated Apple to refund the large amount of money. Also, the case is with the FTC, so the legal side to this is exceptional.
It’s true that as technology grows, so do we. This is solid evidence. Children are getting “smarter and smarter” while the parents are clueless to what is actually happening. It’s a scary fact that a 10 year old kid can get through payment options and buy applications (it’s not difficult, but seriously). We need to buckle down on the kids when it comes to electronic devices. It’s good for them to learn and adapt to the technology, but of course with that, discipline must come also.
Also, Apple lauched an store in Beijing, China and only had about a dozen customers show up. Could this be a sign of Apple’s downfall? It could be, but maybe it was just a bad start for Apple. Considering their expensive prices on smartphones that lack so many things, it can only be considered results — or facts.
They’re also planning to expand their market to India. India, being a third-world country, don’t care for expensive, “luxury” phones like the iPhone, so Apple plans to drop the prices on certain devices. India is mostly known to have third party electronics because of the price. For Apple to try and attack India on the market front? I don’t think they’ll win, or achieve anything for that matter.
Honestly, I don’t even know why Apple is still trying so hard. I mean, they know they’re going to die. It’s just the matter of when.
Keep Chewing!
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