Comments on: Updates on My PayPal and Apple Woes http://regex.info/blog/2008-10-01/951 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 04:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jeff http://regex.info/blog/2008-10-01/951#comment-22178 Jeff Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:47:19 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-10-01/951#comment-22178 For various reasons, Apple restricts access to content in the iTunes store based on geographic region. I've read elsewhere that the billing address on a credit card is how the iTunes store determines your location and hence the inventory that you may access. Might the requirement for a credit card linked to the paypal account simply be a corollary to this practice? <span class='jfriedl'>That was the first thing that had crossed my mind, and indeed, I wonder whether that's another motive as well. —Jeffrey</span> For various reasons, Apple restricts access to content in the iTunes store based on geographic region. I’ve read elsewhere that the billing address on a credit card is how the iTunes store determines your location and hence the inventory that you may access. Might the requirement for a credit card linked to the paypal account simply be a corollary to this practice?

That was the first thing that had crossed my mind, and indeed, I wonder whether that’s another motive as well. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Mike http://regex.info/blog/2008-10-01/951#comment-22022 Mike Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:13:35 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-10-01/951#comment-22022 Thanks for the update. Sorry you had a hard time, but glad it has a relatively happy ending. The people who benefit would thank you, but their experience will be good enough that they won't realize there was ever a problem. Thanks for the update. Sorry you had a hard time, but glad it has a relatively happy ending. The people who benefit would thank you, but their experience will be good enough that they won’t realize there was ever a problem.

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