Next time you head over to an Apple Store to buy iPhones for your whole family you may have to return empty handed. According to the new rules laid by Apple, a person wanting to buy an iPhone would need a credit or debit card to complete the transaction which means that cash sales are barred. Another change is that an individual is now allowed to buy only 2 iPhones as compared to the earlier 5.
So is Apple trying to be snobbish by imposing such restrictions? To an extent yes, but the main reason cited was that they want to restrict unauthorized resellers who sell unlocked iPhones and also to keep the demand and supply in control.
Will such conditions deter the reseller to get a number of handsets? I don’t think so. They may find a new way to circumvent this.
UPDATE: One of the reader at Engadget points out that they are not accepting gift cards too.
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