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It needn't be illegal to be disallowed. Apple provides this service at will, and can set the terms in which you use it. There are, of course, legal boundaries w
by bradleyland 13y ago
It needn't be illegal to be disallowed. Apple provides this service at will, and can set the terms in which you use it. There are, of course, legal boundaries within which every company must operate, but I'm not familiar with Chinese consumer protection law, so I have no idea if this is inside or outside the law.
Also, it's not that brilliant, IMO. It is not unusual for secondary markets to spring up when the commodity is fungible and there is a supply constraint. See also: scalping sporting event and concert tickets; a practice that is also seen as a shiesty thing to do.
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoThinking outside of the box, applying a known business tactic to an entirely different thing and being able to create a market for it all have a bit of brilliance at heart, IMO.
- superuser2 13y agoCharging for something that is supposed to be free (or, more realistically, built into the cost of your iPhone or Mac) is just slimy.
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoLike this? https://www.taskrabbit.com/blog/taskrabbit-news/after-nearly-100-hours-in-line-san-franciscos-first-iphone-5/ https://www.taskrabbit.com/blog/taskrabbit-news/after-nearly... People ate that up in gulps.
- superuser2 13y agoCharlie's TaskPoster hired someone's time to perform a task he could have done himself. These scalpers are making it impossible for anyone to book a Genius Bar appointment without paying them. Consuming a shared resource just to sell it at a profit is completely different from acting as an agent of someone else.