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Apple Issues Refunds for "Premature" Purchases of GameStore App

Wednesday January 4, 2012 3:41 pm PST by Jordan Golson
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.


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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theheadguy
18 months ago
You'd think they would proofread it first.


You recently purchase the GameStore app.

Rating: 13 Positives
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Matthew Yohe
18 months ago

I think Arn should validate the email. I think it is fake. No way Apple sends an email with typos and poor grammar.


I think a way that you could validate the email is to look at who Apple addressed it to.
Rating: 10 Positives
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southernpaws
18 months ago

Arn's error what ? If Arn copy/pastes the original Apple text, how is the typo's Arn's fault ?


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.
Rating: 10 Positives
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KnightWRX
18 months ago

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/


Anyone else surprised Apple would have such poor grammar ? :eek:
Rating: 9 Positives
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ghostface147
18 months ago

Why did anyone buy it at all? Do people buy apps just to have them?


That is correct.
Rating: 9 Positives
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Xenc
18 months ago
Only on MacRumours could a typo in an email generate such heated debate.
Rating: 8 Positives
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DUSTmurph
18 months ago
Once upon a time, Apple made a typo.

There were no survivors.
Rating: 6 Positives
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gkpm
18 months ago
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.
Rating: 6 Positives
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svenn
18 months ago
Why did anyone buy it at all? Do people buy apps just to have them?
Rating: 5 Positives
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dacreativeguy
18 months ago
I think Arn should validate the email. I think it is fake. No way Apple sends an email with typos and poor grammar.
Rating: 5 Positives

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