Apple Inc. no longer accepts cash for iPhone purchases and now limits sales of the cell phone to two per person in a move to stop people from reselling them.
The new policy started Thursday, said Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris. Before then, there was no cash restriction and the purchase limit was five per person.
Apple thinks some people already have purchased multiple iPhones to resell, including those looking to modify, or "unlock," the phones so they work on networks other than Apple's carrier partner in the United States.
More than 1.4 million units of the hybrid cell phone-iPod have been sold since it debuted on June 29, according to Apple. Apple estimates that 250,000 buyers of the iPhones sold so far intended to unlock them, Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook said in a conference call with analysts this week.
Apple's attempts to prevent that "unlocking" activity, which included a software update that blocked the workarounds hackers had developed, have frustrated users - and sparked two lawsuits.
The new policy started Thursday, said Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris. Before then, there was no cash restriction and the purchase limit was five per person.
Apple thinks some people already have purchased multiple iPhones to resell, including those looking to modify, or "unlock," the phones so they work on networks other than Apple's carrier partner in the United States.
More than 1.4 million units of the hybrid cell phone-iPod have been sold since it debuted on June 29, according to Apple. Apple estimates that 250,000 buyers of the iPhones sold so far intended to unlock them, Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook said in a conference call with analysts this week.
Apple's attempts to prevent that "unlocking" activity, which included a software update that blocked the workarounds hackers had developed, have frustrated users - and sparked two lawsuits.
What I'm saying iz...Can they really do that, not accept cash? That doesn't seem right. But lets just say that you were gonna buy 5 iPhones with cash. That's almost 1,500 bucks. who carries around that much cash? But at the same time, if you do carry that much cash, that is your right to do so. It's not our responsibility to stop people from ripping Apple off. That's their job , and they need to find a way to deal with that on their end, not the consumers.
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