it's common practice for journalists to get review unit, which they later return. Not just apple, everybody does it. Also, in case you're not familiar with Mar

it's common practice for journalists to get review unit, which they later return. Not just apple, everybody does it. Also, in case you're not familiar with Marco, he was a co-founder of Tumblr, created Instapaper, and is the developer of Overcast (podcast app for iOS). Not sure he needs the money