Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies

Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by bajsejohannes on Friday April 23, 2021 @04:13AM (#26912323)

Somewhat related, I'm confused every time iOS says "Processing Payment" when I download a free app.

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by danielheath on Friday April 23, 2021 @04:25AM (#26912392)

It does seem particularly odd, especially given the attention to detail they are famous for.

I can’t imagine someone really sat down and decided the messaging made sense for free apps.

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by simondotau on Friday April 23, 2021 @04:30AM (#26912420)

It's the sort of thing that gets fixed quickly when a Steve Jobs-type character sees it and has the clout to get it fixed without debate. When Jobs says it's a problem, you have to be pretty damn sure if you want to disagree. The problem with Apple today is that there's no singular vision like that.

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by throws23577 on Friday April 23, 2021 @05:12AM (#26912671)

Is it possible to download free apps from the App Store without ever giving payment details to Apple? For example, if I don't set up card details during phone set up, can I still download free apps?

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by NavinF on Friday April 23, 2021 @05:33AM (#26912796)

Yes. The UI is obtuse, but you can create an Apple ID with the payment method set to "none" and then download free apps

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by this_was_posted on Friday April 23, 2021 @04:30AM (#26912419)

My suspicion is that they explicitly call this a payment for legal reasons.

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by hyperman1 on Friday April 23, 2021 @04:38AM (#26912483)

Maybe they just want to normalize the fact that you should give them money.

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by anticensor on Friday April 23, 2021 @08:23AM (#26913974)

Because it is not free, it is an unpaid lease.

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by tebbers on Friday April 23, 2021 @06:11AM (#26913017)

Yeah, how have they not fixed this?! I find this incredibly confusing.

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