> The 9to5Mac article says, "if the item is not received, Apple communicates with the customer over email and phone." Yet Dustin reported no phone call from Apple,
It's possible Dustin had silence unknown callers turned on.
> My understanding is that it's not common practice in the credit card industry for cards to stop working after one late payment.
Missing a payment and a failed attempted payment are two separate things that result in different outcomes. Autopay failed which likely set off red flags.
> Why did this happen so fast
The locked Apple ID and iCloud shutdown only happened on the M1 MacBook he purchased. Which makes sense. If I were to abuse the instant credit system and sold the essentially-stolen M1 MacBook on Ebay, the buyer should be able to know quickly if there were any issues with the device so they can rectify appropriately.
It's possible Dustin had silence unknown callers turned on.
> My understanding is that it's not common practice in the credit card industry for cards to stop working after one late payment.
Missing a payment and a failed attempted payment are two separate things that result in different outcomes. Autopay failed which likely set off red flags.
> Why did this happen so fast
The locked Apple ID and iCloud shutdown only happened on the M1 MacBook he purchased. Which makes sense. If I were to abuse the instant credit system and sold the essentially-stolen M1 MacBook on Ebay, the buyer should be able to know quickly if there were any issues with the device so they can rectify appropriately.