The UK is probably Apple's second market after the US, I'm sure you could provide a second giveaway for us.
Are they complying with all the necessary regulations?kinda funny because Android Authority can do international giveaways but Macrumors can't.
Are they complying with all the necessary regulations?
That doesn't really imply that's the case though. Plenty of people speed most of the time and never get a ticket for it, but it doesn't mean that someone going the speed limit is somehow wrong for not going faster like some others usually do even if they don't end up with tickets.Haven't heard them being arrested or fined by any authority
That doesn't really imply that's the case though. Plenty of people speed most of the time and never get a ticket for it, but it doesn't mean that someone going the speed limit is somehow wrong for not going faster like some others usually do even if they don't end up with tickets.
Hopefully in the future they'll might be able to. That said, that's quite a liberal use of "waste of time" there.Well they have had multiple international giveaways and many youtubers have as well. If they can do it I don't know why Macrumors can't. And plus even if they can't, then change the title of the posts so that international readers don't waste their time.
The UK is probably Apple's second market after the US, I'm sure you could provide a second giveaway for us.
i find that hard to believe, we're a country of what, 65 million people? sure, it's important and fairly big but i dont think you could ever call the UK apple's "second market".
maybe some giveaways in china to draw in new readers from the actual 2nd market would go down well..
Linus tech do international give away'sDoes any other comparable site run international giveaways? It's just too complicated legally for us to run them in multiple countries.
Even Engadget, who is owned by AOL and had their terms written up as "AOL Tech Giveaways", limits their giveaways to U.S./Canada. http://www.engadget.com/official-giveaways-rules/ -
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Would be nice to have a European competition some day. Must cover a lot of the readership here?
Macrumors have said this before - its just gets so complex once you expand outside the US - yes they could start Europe but there lawyers may not protect them or it just costs too much - its not like a major company and they cannot expand safelyFrom what i know no country in the EU forbid people to receive gifts. I wonder what laws are you referring to?
Like clockwork, every giveaway has at least one person questioning the US only rule. Maybe the first person to do so should also get a prize.From what i know no country in the EU forbid people to receive gifts. I wonder what laws are you referring to?
I live in the uk and I can understand if something requires shipping as its expensive but competitions like this well seriously what's the reason this time!Sucks. I've been a member on this forum for years, but cause I live in Australia I've been excluded from every competition Macrumors run. If international giveaways are too complex, how about running one competition exclusively for Aussies, or one exclusively for people in the UK? Plenty of us here being neglected.
I live in the uk and I can understand if something requires shipping as its expensive but competitions like this well seriously what's the reason this time!
Very unfair. I always thought this was an international forum but now it's quite apparent that it's only for AmericansVery much THIS
What is the problem sending a Username and Password over the internet to anywhere in the world, if it's something physical I can understand Macrumors but not this time.
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What is the problem sending a Username and Password over the internet to anywhere in the world, if it's something physical I can understand Macrumors but not this time.
Very unfair. I always thought this was an international forum but now it's quite apparent that it's only for Americans
Unfortunately, the U.S. only restriction is due to the varying laws covering giveaways around the world. Some countries ban them entirely, some require an element of skill, some require selection by chance, some have language requirements (looking at you, Quebec), etc.
In short, it's a legal nightmare to even attempt to comply with laws in all of these countries, and we simply don't have the resources to manage it. We really wish we could, because we know we have many loyal readers around the world, but it's just not feasible. You'll see similar policies on many other major media sites that do giveaways.
It's not the US laws/regulations that are the issue, as the preceding reply explains.Competitions like this are also only for US residents (OMG ... you need to get rid of your funny laws in the US). :-(