PayPal ROYALLY Fucks Up: Charges People up to $4,000 for OS X Lion
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OS X Lion is only supposed to cost US$29.99 to install on any Macs associated with your iTunes account. Some Lion buyers who purchased it through PayPal are seeing charges way higher than thirty bucks, however. Multiple users have reported the issue on Apple's support forums, and Lion buyer John Christman emailed us earlier today saying PayPal showed nearly [B][I]$4000[/I][/B] in fees associated with Lion.
Apple support is now aware of the problem, and it's been classified as a "known issue" that they're looking into. Meanwhile, several affected customers are seeing their bank accounts significantly overdrawn, with all of the heinous additional bank fees that go along with that, so hopefully Apple also makes good on those additional fees.
If there's a lesson to draw from this, here it is: if you pay for iTunes purchases through PayPal, it's probably a good idea to switch to another payment method until this gets sorted out. If you haven't bought Lion yet and you're worried about paying 100 times more for it than you're supposed to, you can always pay for it with an iTunes gift card.
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So PayPal takes one of the few reasonably priced Apple products and out Apples [B][I]APPLE[/I][/B].
Image of fuckups:
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Obligatory "That's what happens when you buy something from Apple."
Oh wow. How does that even happen?
Every week paypal gives me something new to make me feel glad I don't have any business with them.
the fuck is lion?
Latest version of OS X.
Essentially Leopard SP2 (with Snow Leopard as SP1).
Also you have to BUY os updates? Pahahaha
[QUOTE=HendoV2;31402857]the fuck is lion?[/QUOTE]
According to Apple, it's better than a Panther or a Snow Leopard since we're upgrading to it.
I beg to differ though.
[QUOTE=Wam;31402874]Also you have to BUY os updates? Pahahaha[/QUOTE]
Its always been like that with Macs.
[editline]29th July 2011[/editline]
Also this sucks and furthers my feelings of switching to google Checkout.
[QUOTE=Unreliable;31402875]According to Apple, it's better than a Panther or a Snow Leopard since we're upgrading to it.
I beg to differ though.[/QUOTE]
and what are those
[URL="http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1111858-Apple-Now-Has-More-Cash-Than-the-U.S.-Government"]Makes sense now
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[QUOTE=Forumaster;31402864]Latest version of OS X.
Essentially Leopard SP2 (with Snow Leopard as SP1).[/QUOTE]
oh lol
[editline]29th July 2011[/editline]
MY AUTOMERGE
[QUOTE=HendoV2;31402930]and what are those[/QUOTE]
Different version of OSX
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;31402933][URL="Makes sense now"]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1111858-Apple-Now-Has-More-Cash-Than-the-U.S.-Government[/URL][/QUOTE]
You did the tags backward. It's [noparse][url=URLHERE]Witty words here[/url][/noparse]
[QUOTE=Wam;31402874]Also you have to BUY os updates? Pahahaha[/QUOTE]You have to pay $200+ for your shitty operating system? Pahahaha
I don't see why any sane person would trust Paypal with their money.
[QUOTE=Neolithic v2;31403038]You have to pay $200+ for your shitty operating system? Pahahaha[/QUOTE]
Uhhh, you're using Win7 too.
[QUOTE=Swilly;31403102]Uhhh, you're using Win7 too.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't mean he paid for it. :yarr:
[QUOTE=Agent_Wesker;31403064]I don't see why any sane person would trust Paypal with their money.[/QUOTE]
I've had my paypal account since like 1999, they've never screwed me over and I keep quite a bit of funds in it. In fact, they've helped me reclaim money from a few shady people on Ebay.
lets all act stupid lmao!!!!!!
[QUOTE=Neolithic v2;31403038]You have to pay $200+ for your shitty operating system? Pahahaha[/QUOTE]
First off, you pay a lot more for OSX
Secondly, you're on the same OS as me you silly little chicklet
So this is how Apple is richer than the US government! :eng101:
Quick everyone buy it, then sue.
Wait are we sure it's a fuck up, may just be a new feature.
This is apple we are talking about.
:v:
This is why you don't link PayPal to a bank account. Link PayPal to a credit card (not a PayPal credit card) and pay that off every month on time - and if you dispute a charge on a credit card, you have no legal obligation to pay for the items in question until a decision is reached. Most credit companies mail you this information with every statement.
Ha, paying for operating systems
[QUOTE=Elecbullet;31403584]Ha, paying for operating systems[/QUOTE]
Oh, you.
[QUOTE=Wam;31403277]First off, you pay a lot more for OSX
Secondly, you're on the same OS as me you silly little chicklet[/QUOTE]
You pay $29.99 for Lion irregardless of hardware config. (Tell me on I'm Windows as well, I want to know that as well.)
Fuck PayPal's customer service, though. Don't ever let them near your bank account.
12 dollars more than the actual price!
I wish i could make this joke in a better way which didnt make me sound like an ignorant asshole
[QUOTE=Elecbullet;31403584]Ha, paying for operating systems[/QUOTE]
ha, video games
I think the irony of this story is that people trust paypal more with their bank information than Apple.
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