• Parents sue over in-app charges
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While EULA's don't always hold up, given how many times parents have blamed their lack of parenting skills on apple, I'm sure it's already in the EULA.
Given that making in-app purchases asks you for your apple ID password before you can make them, only the parents are to blame. It kind of rustles my jimmies that there are so many tools to help parents prevent their kids from easily playing inappropriate games and yet it [I]still[/I] happens and the parents take it out on the developers and publishers.
Help im too retarded to disable in app purchasing in parental controls
Not only is it in the EULA but you can restrict IAPs: [IMG]http://puu.sh/pUNI[/IMG] Parent's fault.
The in-app purchases are cunts though. so easy to just spend £1 on something now and again and then you realise you've spent your life spendings and you're bankrupt and your wife has left with the children and you haven't eaten in 2 weeks.
[QUOTE=meppers;35594482]Help im too retarded to disable in app purchasing in parental controls[/QUOTE] "Ms Bolton said the purchases, which were made before Apple added the in-app disabling feature, were made within two hours."
[QUOTE=Metanar;35594609]"Ms Bolton said the purchases, which were made before Apple added the in-app disabling feature, were made within two hours."[/QUOTE] Well if apple added the feature in it's no longer a problem right? Apple will probably give them a small cash settlement and everyone will be on their way.
well the IAP disable feature is only another step that prevents your kids from going on a shopping spree the first step being "don't give your kid your phone" the second step being "don't give them your account password"
Most of the titles on iTunes seem to be more scams and attempts at money farming than any actual game
[QUOTE=The golden;35594775]And the third step is to actually teach your children self-control and discipline.[/QUOTE] Yeah. I'm getting tired of parents suing for things that are their fault. "My kid bought a lot of in-app purchases that totaled 1,500 pounds! Clearly since the in-app purchasing block was not implemented at the time of the event, it's not my fault I gave my kid my phone and let them run rampant with my credit card." The kid was 10 years old. I'm pretty sure that's old enough to know the consequences of your actions.
[QUOTE=blooregardo;35594827]Most of the titles on iTunes seem to be more scams and attempts at money farming than any actual game[/QUOTE] Am I bad for using a jailbreak app that gives me free in-app purchases for half of those games? v:v:v
Well, if you keep an eye on your brat and teach them not to do that, you wouldn't have this problem, you morons.
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;35594929]Well, if you keep an eye on your brat and teach them not to do that, you wouldn't have this problem, you morons.[/QUOTE] From the OP: "However, the group of parents, led by attorney Garen Meguerian, said children were still encouraged to buy items by the games' addictive nature, and parents might not be fully aware of the financial implications." Yeah, sounds like the parents could have done a better job.
clearly it's the parent's fault, it's their credit card and probably their device.
It is silly to charge £70 on the more expensive in app purchases though, the game devs are clearly baiting for this to occur.
[QUOTE=Canary;35595433]It is silly to charge £70 on the more expensive in app purchases though, the game devs are clearly baiting for this to occur.[/QUOTE] It's a stupid thing to bait for, the parents will get their money back (the same way these did.)
I call it idiot tax, when you have the option to restrict purchases from the settings and you actively choose not to, then give the game to your child before playing it, then you deserve to lose some money.
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