July 28, 2010
Due to a mistake in the online store in Taiwan, about 40,000 customers ordered Apple’s new Mac mini computers at a discounted price. Yesterday Apple agreed to deliver these orders at the purchased price even though it is about 40% off the retail price. “US computer giant Apple agreed on Tuesday to deliver computers to customers at massive discounts after mistakenly offering them at bargain prices, according to a Taipei consumer watchdog,” AFP reported. ”The company agreed to deliver products to customers. But only those who ordered the products and are eligible for Apple education pricing will be able to get the products at 19,999 Taiwan dollars (625 US) apiece,” Yeh Ching-yuan, head of the Taipei city government’s Law and Regulation Commission, told reporters. Last year Dell faced with a similar issue and the company was fined one million Taiwan dollars for the errors after refusing to deliver the products at the purchased price.
