PayPal users charged up to $4,000 for Mac OS X Lion

Posted on Wednesday, July 27 2011 @ 23:08 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Apple Insider reports multiple PayPal users have been incorrectly charged for purchasing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion from the Mac App Store:
One customer who contacted AppleInsider on Wednesday said they were charged $3,878 on July 28 in a series of 122 separate charges for $31.79 each. They said they reached out to Apple but have not been able to secure a refund.

"Apple blames PayPal, PayPal blames Apple," they wrote in an e-mail. "They both are claiming to investigate, but I am stuck broke for three days now."

The story is bolstered by a growing thread on the official Apple Support Communities, filled with users who have also seen multiple mistaken charges for Lion. The thread was started by user "abhas," who found they were charged by the iTunes Store 20 times for Lion, leaving them with a bill of $599.80.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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Re: PayPal users charged up to $4,000 for Mac OS X Lion
by Anonymous on Thursday, July 28 2011 @ 1:32 CEST
It is bad enough that everything Apple sells is overpriced to begin with, but Jobs must really need the money...