Apple Nixes iPad Giveaways

Apple Nixes iPad Giveaways 388

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @07:34PM from the too-good-for-free dept.

KingSkippus writes "According to a story at CNN, Apple has begun enforcing third party promotion guidelines (PDF) that, among other things, restricts organizations from giving away iPads, using the word 'free' to describe any Apple products in a prominent manner, or promoting giveaways of iPod Touches in lots of less than 250 and with Apple's explicit approval."

Apple Nixes iPad Giveaways

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Free Apples! (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @07:38PM (#36314244)

Eve enjoyed it...

Re:They did what now? (Score:3, Funny)

by fuzzyfuzzyfungus ( 1223518 ) writes: on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @07:40PM (#36314276) Journal

Your "first sale" is powerless before my RDF. Go use a dell or something.

Re:That's okay. (Score:5, Funny)

by Dahamma ( 304068 ) writes: on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @08:26PM (#36314698)

Give them away?

So one should say ... (Score:5, Funny)

by PPH ( 736903 ) writes: on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @08:37PM (#36314810)

... "We can't even give these things away".
Not the sort of PR Apple would want IMO.

Re:That's okay. (Score:5, Funny)

by hawk ( 1151 ) writes: <hawk@eyry.org> on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @08:45PM (#36314860) Journal

Is this a straight line?
You buy six more, and put 8 cubes at each corner of your beowulf cube.
This is still slashdot, isn't it?

Re:They did what now? (Score:4, Funny)

by meerling ( 1487879 ) writes: on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @11:38PM (#36315914)

I like using the term 'ijunk'. :D

(Doesn't mean I wouldn't like to get some, but I can't afford any of them.)

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Free Apples! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:They did what now? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:That's okay. (Score:5, Funny)

So one should say ... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:That's okay. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:They did what now? (Score:4, Funny)

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