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Go buy a couple of singles off iTunes over a couple of days and see how long it takes to hit your card. Apple has always deferred charging cards to minimize pr

Go buy a couple of singles off iTunes over a couple of days and see how long it takes to hit your card. Apple has always deferred charging cards to minimize processing fees by bundling multiple purchases together.

Steko 5y ago
I’m aware of that and don’t see how it changes what I wrote at all.
- eric-hu 5y ago
  I didn’t downvote you, but I think Apple batching payments together would mean they didn’t “eat costs”. It sounds like batching could result in them turning a profit.