I love how you ignore every single relevant detail here in favor of an interpretation that doesn't fit anything but your existing biases. I love consistency lik

I love how you ignore every single relevant detail here in favor of an interpretation that doesn't fit anything but your existing biases. I love consistency like that, it's amazing. What is an "actual customer"? Someone who is going to actually use the product they are buying from you, as opposed to someone whose sole intent is to capitalize on your product's scarcity. The end consumer, as opposed to the middle-man. they are a pretty fucking excellent customer. And what about the next guy in line? The "actual customer" as above, who doesn't get your product because you're too busy selling it to the guy who's only interested in making it even more scarce. Like I said before, you make the same amount of money from the sale, but if you can afford to be choosy about your customers (and in this situation, Apple can), the "actual customer" is the one you want to favor. The retailer has no incentive to favor the middle-man, who at best is going to raise the price to the end consumer without earning you a cent. If you're worried about a secondary market, make more of your thing. In what bizarro world does this happen instantaneously?