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Apple Issues Refunds for "Premature" Purchases of GameStore App

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Earlier this week, an app called GameStore was accidentally made available for purchase on the App Store. The app, which appeared to be a test or development app of some sort, offered several racing-themed in-app purchases but without any actual functionality. The app was quickly removed from the store, and now Apple is issuing refunds to users who purchased the app.

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We received this email from iTunes Support, claiming that the GameStore app was "made available for sale prematurely."
You recently purchase the GameStore app. The app was made available for sale prematurely. We apologize for the problem and have refunded the purchase amount back to your account. These funds will be applied to your original payment method within 5 business days.

Sincerely,
iTunes Store Customer Support
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Article Link: Apple Issues Refunds for "Premature" Purchases of GameStore App
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/04/apple-issues-refunds-for-premature-purchases-of-gamestore-app/
Interesting. The must really want to cover their butts on this leak.
 
Well that's bizarre. Why would they call it premature? It's a testing suite from two years ago...
 
While it is good that they issued refunds, I don't know why anyone would have purchased it in the first place.
 
MacRumors said:
We received this email from iTunes Support, claiming that the GameStore app was "made available for sale prematurely."

From: iTunes Store Support
Subject: Your purchase of the GameStore app
Date: January 4, 2012 5:29:49 PM MST
To: tips@macrumors.com

Dear Arnold,

You recently purchase the GameStore app. The app was made available for sale prematurely. We apologize for the problem and have refunded the purchase amount back to your account. These funds will be applied to your original payment method within 5 business days.

Sincerely,
iTunes Store Customer Support
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/
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Anyone else surprised Apple would have such poor grammar ? :eek:
 
I think Arn should validate the email. I think it is fake. No way Apple sends an email with typos and poor grammar.
 
Agree on the proofreading. I wonder if they are also refunding the in-game purchases which they did not mention in their misspelled notice, probably written by an Indian or Chinese citizen. :D

I noted the release coincided with a change in the store to address uploads regarding recent iBooks (whatever) stuff.

Rocketman

P.S. China+, here we come on iPhone 4S . . . .
 
From a proofreading perspective, the typo was MacRumors' fault. A correct proofread would have led the editor to insert a [sic].

So I wouldn't think it was Apple's typo or go so far as to say it's fraudulent for that reason.
 
southernpaws said:
From a proofreading perspective, the typo was MacRumors' fault. A correct proofread would have led the editor to insert a [sic].

So I wouldn't think it was Apple's typo or go so far as to say it's fraudulent for that reason.
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You're saying Arn retypes e-mails by hand vs just copy/paste ? :rolleyes:

Checking the full headers would provide all the needed proof for legitimacy.
 
also, if I understand things correctly, I'm amused that they're issuing refunds. Anybody who bought it got their money's worth...seeing how i think the only people who bought it were geeks who read rumor sites and bought it for a look behind the curtain.

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KnightWRX said:
You're saying Arn retypes e-mails by hand vs just copy/paste ? :rolleyes:

Checking the full headers would provide all the needed proof for legitimacy.
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Roll your eyes all you want–you're not understanding what i'm saying

I'm saying that technically speaking, the error is on the shoulders of whoever is in charge of editing the piece, and remains there until it is addressed.

Therefore, nitpicking and saying that apple made a grammatical error, while insignificant in the first place, becomes even LESS significant because it's not actually (or "technically" if you will) substantiated. They're taking arn's error and assigning it to apple–perhaps likely, but nevertheless unsubstantiated
 
southernpaws said:
Therefore, nitpicking and saying that apple made a grammatical error, while insignificant in the first place, becomes even LESS significant because it's not actually (or "technically" if you will) substantiated. They're taking arn's error and assigning it to apple–perhaps likely, but nevertheless unsubstantiated
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Arn's error what ? If Arn copy/pastes the original Apple text, how is the typo's Arn's fault ?
 
I got one too...

I got one too. In response to the guy earlier, I bought it 'cos it was 69p, and figured it pretty damn likely they'd refund it - and was intrigued.

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KnightWRX said:
Arn's error what ? If Arn copy/pastes the original Apple text, how is the typo's Arn's fault ?
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It is the responsibility of the editor (or whoever is responsible for proofing the article before it is published) to recognize any grammatical or spelling error in any quote by following it with [sic].

This indicates that the error was on the part of the source quoted, and not the publisher.

Until Arn acknowledges that it was an error on behalf of the source and not his own, it is technically his error.
 
KnightWRX said:
You're saying Arn retypes e-mails by hand vs just copy/paste ? :rolleyes:

Checking the full headers would provide all the needed proof for legitimacy.
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That's not what he said at all. He did not state the error lay with Arn. He was quite explicit in stating he believed the error lies specifically with Macrumours, so what you are saying about Arn makes no sense and bears no relation to the point "southernpaws" was making.

As "southernpaws" stated (quite clearly I thought), if there had have been an error in grammar or spelling (from Apple or from Arn), MacRumours would have placed a [sic] in the text. The fact that they did not do so, suggests the error comes directly from MacRumours (who must not have "copy/pasted" the text"). Pretty simple stuff to understand.
 
Apples fault.

DamenS said:
As "southernpaws" stated (quite clearly I thought), if there had have been an error in grammar or spelling (from Apple or from Arn), MacRumours would have placed a [sic] in the text. The fact that they did not do so, suggests the error comes directly from MacRumours (who must not have "copy/pasted" the text"). Pretty simple stuff to understand.
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My print screen should substantiate that the spelling error was made by Apple, though as you've said a [sic] could've been placed there to show the error wasn't his. But I think the main question is, why do people care if Apple missed a 'd' off of a word.
 
Can't believe the amount of discussion over a missing d.

Do you think customer support reps really have the time to proofread everything they write down to such little details? The spell check was fine and text looked reasonable so it's good to go.

They're not writing them expecting to make front page news.

I read academic articles published in top journals and even some of those have typos.
 
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southernpaws said:
It is the responsibility of the editor (or whoever is responsible for proofing the article before it is published) to recognize any grammatical or spelling error in any quote by following it with [sic].
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So you're saying it's Arn's fault he doesn't have a better spell checker on Macrumors ?

Whatever, Apple made the grammar mistake, I just commented that it was something weird for a form letter from a such a big corporation.
 
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