Apple imposes purchase caps on online stores amid coronavirus scare

After anuncing closure of all its retails outside China last week, Apple Inc has w limited purchase of its handsets to only two per person over its online stores in many countries including United States and China. checks on its website on March 20 revealed that in numerous countries, a drop-down menu restricts customers from buying more than just two of same model iPhone across all models. 

purchase caps was last introduced by company back in 2007 when iPhone was first introduced, in order to prevent people from reselling m. However, as deadly coronavirus outbreak has w spread to at least 180 countries and global death toll has also crossed 10,000 while infecting over 2,45,000, Apple Inc limited customers. According to international reports, in its official website in China, where COVID-19 originated, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore, a mess appears above iPhone listings to inform buyers that y can order only two devices. 

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Apple suffers a blow

Meanwhile, Apple Inc also suffers a blow due to pandemic, as its supply chain is disrupted with weak demand. Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook anunced on March 14 that company will be closing all its retails outside China until March 27 to prevent spread of COVID-19 in workplaces and communities. Cook also pledged $15 million to help worldwide recovery from vel coronavirus. He said that company is matching donations of its employees with two-to-one proportion to support COVID-19 response efforts locally, nationally and internationally.

“Apple’s committed donations to global COVID-19 response — both to help treat those who are sick and to help lessen ecomic and community impacts of pandemic — today reached $15 million worldwide,” said Cook in a statement.

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