We're teaming up with Pad & Quill for a series of special WWDC giveaways this week in celebration of the developer-focused event.
For those unfamiliar with Pad & Quill, it's a company that makes high-quality hand-crafted leather accessories for iPhones, Macs, iPads, Apple Watches, and more.
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For our second giveaway this week, we're offering MacRumors readers a chance to win a Heritage Rolltop Leather Laptop Backpack, a TechFolio Cord Organizer, and a Contega Linen case for the iPad Pro.
Pad & Quill's Heritage Rolltop Leather Laptop Backpack, priced at $339, is a weatherproof backpack that's made from full-grain American bridle leather. It features a dedicated laptop pocket that can hold up to a 15-inch MacBook Pro, a water resistant leather cover flap, and tons of pockets.
There's a main compartment inside to hold all of your accessories, a zippered pocket for small items, an exterior pocket for things you need to get to quickly, and another quick access side zipper pocket. It uses UV-resistant stitching, brass hardware, and copper rivets, plus it comes with a 25-year warranty.
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Pad & Quill's Contega Linen iPad Case is a folio-style book-like case that's available for both the 10.5-inch iPad Pro ($120) and the larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro ($130). The Contega case features a baltic birch wood frame with a linen cover in charcoal, gray, or cranberry, and there's even an Apple Pencil holder.
The birch frame keeps the iPad safe from bumps and drops, while the linen cover can be folded to serve as a multi-angle stand for the iPad when watching videos or folded all the way back when playing games. When closed, the Contega case offers all-around protection, with an elastic strap to keep things closed.
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The TechFolio, priced at $90, keeps all of your cords neatly organized in one easy-to-access place. Like all Pad & Quill products, the TechFolio is handmade from leather and able to hold a ton.
The TechFolio has three cord organizer pockets, an Apple Pencil slot, a larger zipper pocket for a MacBook charger, two smaller pockets for accessories, and slots for keys or SD cards. All of this folds down into a small package that secures with a rivet closure and fits neatly inside another bag.
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We have one prize pack featuring a Contega iPad Case, a TechFolio, and a Rolltop Leather Laptop Backpack. To enter to win, use the Rafflecopter widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winners and send the prizes. You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.
Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected.
The contest will run from today (June 6) at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on June 13. The winner will be chosen randomly on June 13 and will be contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before a new winner is chosen.
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"Point us to an article telling us how they achieve that compliance -- and how much it costs them. Dazzle us with some facts."
Prove it. Repeating your nonsense with no facts is spectacularly useless. Show us how a single one of those sellers on Twitch is compliant with all applicable international law.
Unless you can do that, it's probably a good time to stop talking.
Einstein has a comment which is appropriate here: "Everything should be as simple as possible, but no simpler." ('https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/05/13/einstein-simple/')
You're trying to portray a simplistic way that contests could work within the law globally, but you have repeatedly failed to demonstrate that such a system is possible. The fact that some lone vendors sidestep the rules does nothing to support your argument.
MR's policy is sensible and compassionate. End of story.
[doublepost=1528347640][/doublepost]Because "one man companies" generally don't follow all the vagaries of the laws worldwide as it pertains to giveaways the way larger corporations legal teams insist they do.
Rather than post hearsay, tell us an business compliant with all applicable laws that actually fulfills prizes worldwide. Point us to an article telling us how they achieve that compliance -- and how much it costs them. Dazzle us with some facts. Prove to us this has, "nothing to do with the complexity of international law."
I know streamers on Twitch (one man companies) who do giveaways and are willing and able to ship the prices to almost everywhere on the planet. So the fact that macrumors.com is unable to do the same has nothing to do with the complexity of international law :rolleyes:. Is it complex? Well of course... Could they handle it? Of course... if they are willing. I think the true reason is a mix of laziness and insularity. Sad but I think that will never change. :cool: