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Sure, if this happens you can contact Apple, who will pass this off to GS's fraud department to remedy, but this feels like a blatant oversight that will create many needless headaches. No?
Professor in college who ran my honors program. Awesome guy, approachable and laid back. He didn't teach to a textbook; everything was immersive. Instead of reading about Tesla, we visited the factory, for instance.
AP English teacher in HS. Kind lady that took no prisoners. Made for a funny combination. She was sharp as a whip and would call you out if your writing wasn't up to snuff. I learned more in this class than any other.
9th grade Honors English teacher in HS. The first class where I felt challenged in school. The teacher had been teaching the same class at the school for 40+ years. He was a moderate celebrity in our town by the time he retired. Didn't bother to learn a single student's name that year - nor was it needed for him to teach well.
3rd grade teacher. She would let me read Harry Potter all day. Very cool at age ~8.
There are a few others but these are the standouts that come to mind.
What about you?
Where do we go from here? Is the world's next Berlin Wall destined to be digital?
Consider the following excerpts from a Nov. 2019 speech given by Ian Bremmer [5]:
"[The global market for data and information] is breaking in two. It is no longer global. In the beginning, the internet—the Worldwide Web—was driven by a single set of standards and rules. With very few exceptions, one consumer had virtually the same access as another. No longer."
"Today, China and the United States are building two distinct online ecosystems. That's true for the transformation of today's internet, but also for the construction of the new internet of things. The American tech ecosystem, with all its strengths and shortcomings, is built by the private sector and (loosely) regulated by the government. The Chinese system is dominated by the state. That's also true for big data collection, for development of artificial intelligence, for the rollout of 5G cellular network technology, and for defense and retaliation against cyberattacks."
"This leaves us with a big question: Where exactly will the new Berlin Wall stand? Where will we find the boundary between one technological system and the other? Will Europe align with the United States? Or will the EU fragment into individual decisions within individual European countries? How will India position itself? And South Korea? And Brazil? What pressures will even Japan face?"
[1] https://www.cnet.com/news/chinas-national-intranet/
[2] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/12/russia_disconnect_internet_intranet/
[3] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50902496
[4] https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/26/russia-starts-testing-its-own-internal-internet/
[5] https://www.eurasiagroup.net/live-post/end-of-american-order-ian-bremmer-2019-gzero-summit-speech