Apple relents, allows cash for iPads

What's not to understand. They are trying to make the most IPads available to the most people, at a reasonable price. Trying to avoid the same thing that goes on with let's say concert tickets. Where they get bought at reasonable prices in bulk, then if you want to see your fave band you get bilked. Same concept here. Apple is just trying to make sure people can by them without having to pay a marked up price, I personally applaud that.

This is an instance where a company gets personal info from customers and will sell that info to other companies, thus putting your personal info at risk. They want to get as much data as possible.

I guess I'll be gifting OTHER stuff this Christmas, then....sheesh!

Gee. You mean we can spend legal tender at apple now. Wow! How nice.
It was just bloody stupid that we were not allowed to use money in the first place. I didn't know of the policy until I read about this yesterday. I thought it was the most stupid idea ever.

Although I applaud Apple for caving to consumer demands there was no legal precedence forcing them to do so. When we were on the gold/silver standard our currency (silver certificates) was once printed plainly with the words: "Legal tender for all debts public and private." Our currency is no longer silver certificates, it is Federal Reserve Notes, which in effect means it is no longer guaranteed by the gold and silver reserves in our treasury. It also means that merchants are no longer obligated to accept them as payment.

After hearing of this no cash policy I had decided there was no way in hell I would buy one. Now hearing they have reversed that policy yet I would still need a traceable account, I have reaffirmed my position on this and will not buy one.

I am currently going through my home looking for anything Apple and discarding it, yes the 2 i-pods went out the window to!

I find it ludicrous that they need to track customers. Yes, I am the one walking out of stores that ask for my zip code or phone number to ring me up. What I buy, why I buy it, and when I bought it is no one's business! I will not support such a controlling company.

If someone is willing to pay 5 times the retail price for something just because they cannot wait for more to be in stock at the store, it's their stupidity and their business.

ok following your logic.................HOW can the airlines refuse cash on board and only take debit and credit cards

The reality is this................

Obama wants to save $$$ by making cheaper coins........
APPLE refuses to take cash....and has now changed

we could save BILLIONS of dollars of feseral $$$ OUR TAX $$$ is we STOP making money PERIOD.

we all have ATM and Credit cards. Cash is a thing of the past - why wait the 25 - 40 years it will take to get there - let's get there NOW

no more $$$$ plastic is the answer...and we all already have it

Any business that wants to control a product this closely should keep the product. I won't be spending my hard earned cash (or utilizing my precious credit) to but this ridiculous toy.

In the USA cash is legal tender. It must be accepted for all debts. If you offer to pay with cah and they won't accept it, you no longer owe the debt. Obviously one of Apple's attorneys realized that they were in violation of Federal law and gave the woman a free I-Pad to aviod being sued.