what the fuck internet?

[Marcus McLean]

You don't have to make large purchases of iTunes credit. Just enter your debit card details into your apple ID account, then when you buy individual songs it will charge that small payment to your bank account each time.

iTunes giftcards are just that: gift cards. For gifts. Like buying someone a $20 amazon voucher. They are not the only way to purchase things on iTunes.

Paypal is not necessary either. Paypal is merely the 'facebook connect' of online payment that is compatible with many sites' check-out systems, so you don't have to enter your address and card details every time you buy something off a website. I don't see the point of paying for iTunes stuff using Paypal as a proxy unless you're one of those super paranoid people who want to keep every single transation in one place.

 

[Atmos Duality]

In my experience, digital products (and I imagine retail as well) are often priced higher in euros than their original price in dollars, meaning that region locks in EU countries only work to prevent Europeans from buying a product at its original intended price in dollars, directly from the US. So, it has little to do with preventing third-party arbitrage, and more to do with US publishers being greedy, and trying to squeeze more money from countries using a more prosperous currency.

I already addressed how Region Locks can be exploited and I do not feel like repeating myself in full.
Unless you have one Perfectly Competitive Market, there always exists the potential for abuse.

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Hey, I'm The Dwagon, not The Doctor.

 

[iLazy]

Yeah, it sucks being Canadian on the internet. All the cool stuff is walled off by region locks.

It's probably the USA's way of getting back at us for burning down the white house.

Nah, it's cool. We figure you guys probably mistook it for one of your igloos. Honest mistake, you know?

Another common mistake about Canadians. We don't live in igloos.

We live in log cabins.