Intending to download a few of the free game apps for the kids via the App Store, I searched using the words ...
free games Numerous came up, so I went clicking away, and inadvertently clicked a $12.99 icon. Immediately realising my error, thinking that I should get some kind of "Are you sure you want to get slugged for $12.99?", to be safe I dived to the Dock and quit the pending download via right-click on the game icon. Downloading hadn't yet begun because other applications were downloading ahead of it. To check that I hadn't been billed, I had a look at my account via iTunes. Yep, the charge is there. I've sent a message to the App Store and await its response, but beware the stray click. I'll be making a song & dance if Apple try to play hard ball. I've suggested to it that it needs some kind of "Are you sure?" step, ideally with entry of password again at point of sale, it's simply too easy to make accidental purchases. Probably a pain-in-butt extra step if you really do want to make the purchase, but on balance I'd prefer that than Apple getting stuck into my credit card over a wrong click. After all, any other move which is a tad dangerous, such as emptying trash, has some kind of "are you sure" step, or is reversible. I suppose when it comes to billing credit cards, fool-proofing isn't good for the bottom line. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
