Akunandaba ukuthi i-Apple ibeka izinyathelo ezingaki ukugwema lolu hlobo lwendaba, akunandaba ukuthi ufunda nini lokhu, uma kusehlobo noma ebusika, uma kuyindla noma intwasahlobo, empeleni, akunandaba ukuthi uyayifunda ngo-2013 noma ngo-2020, njalo ngenyanga sizoba nendaba "emangazayo" yosana olunquma ukuchitha imali ekhokhwa njalo ngenyanga yomholo wabazali bayo ngemizuzu embalwa nje. Ngalesi sikhathi kwenzeke e-United Kingdom, futhi okuhle ukuthi U-Alfie oneminyaka eyishumi nanye ubudala akasibonanga isizathu esizwakalayo sokubuza ubaba wakhe ukuthi kufanele aqhubeke nokwamukela ama-microtransaction anikezwa ngumdlalo. Ngakho-ke, le nsizwa ibicindezela u- "OK" ize ichithe cishe ama-euro ayi-7.000, okushiwo maduzane.
Ake siqale indaba ekugcineni, isiphetho abanye benu osuvele usazi kwamanye amacala afanayo, nokuthi u-Apple uthathe isinqumo sokubuyisela imali u-Alfie osemncane ayisebenzise ne-iPad ekhadini lesikweletu. Abazali baphawule ku BBC, isangoma esizwakalise izindaba:
“Uchithe ngaphezu kwamakhilogremu angama-700 ngemizuzu emihlanu nje kuphela, kwathi engxenyeni elandelayo yehora wayesevele edlule amakhilogremu okuqala angu-1.100 XNUMX ekuthengweni, konke kumdlalo ofanayo. Lapho sithola ukuthi isikhathi sesihambile "
Ngokusho kwabazali baka-Alfie, imvamisa ingane yayijwayele ukubuza ukuthi ingayikhokha yini leyo nto, kwesinye isikhathi ivumelane noma cha, kuya ngomzuzu kanye nokukhokha. Kodwa-ke, ngalesi sikhathi le nsizwa yanquma ukungaphindi ibuze ngalolu hlobo lombuzo. Ngale ndlela, wanquma ukwenza ukuwohloka okunjalo komnotho. Okuhamba phambili ngaphandle kokungabaza kube "yisijeziso" abasibeke kule nsizwa ngemuva kokusebenzisa imali, sicabanga ukuthi ngemuva kokwehlisa umoya ngesixazululo i-Apple ebanikeze sona, nokuthi u-Alfie manje ngeke esakwazi ukufinyelela ngokugcwele futhi mahhala ku-iPad, uzokwazi ukuyisebenzisa ngempelasonto kuphela.