Apple Issues Refunds for "Premature" Purchases of GameStore App


Submitted by Dan; January 05, 2012
Earlier this week, an app called GameStore was accidentally made available for purchase on the App Store. The app, which appeared to be a test or development app of some sort, offered several racing-themed in-app purchases but without any actual functionality. The app was quickly removed from the store, and now Apple is issuing refunds to users who purchased the app. This email from iTunes Support claimed that the GameStore app was "made available for sale prematurely." You recently purchase the GameStore app. The app was made available for sale prematurely. We apologize for the problem and have refunded the purchase amount back to your account. These funds will be applied to your original payment method within 5 business days. The app was priced at $0.99, with the three in-app purchases currently available through the app priced between $0.99 and $2.99. Additional in-app purchases for GameStore show items as high as $26.99, but these other items were not visible in the app itself.



Tags: Apple, GameStore



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