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Apple killed the option to leave product reviews on its site just as holiday buying starts

Apple quietly removed the "Ratings and Reviews" section from its online store, meaning shoppers can no longer see online reviews of Apple products before they buy.

The removal comes just as Apple heads into the all-important holiday season. The iPhone maker tends to see a major sales bump through the last three months of the year thanks to people buying holiday gifts. First reported by Apple Insider, the move appears to have come into force on the US, UK and Australian version of Apple's website.Apple has removed all customer reviews of its products from its website, without apparent explanation.on Thursday. Specifically, the tech giant has removed the "Ratings and Reviews" section from all product pages on the US, UK and Australian versions of its site.

Notably, the Ratings and Reviews section of Apple's site houses the thousands of product reviews published by customers. Shoppers were able to leave reviews and a star rating, and read reviews based on recency or usefulness. These reviews are no longer visible. Business Insider confirmed that reviews have disappeared for products listed in the UK. We compared the current online listing in the UK for the Apple Pencil 2 with an archived version of the same page. Here's

 

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I'm not surprised at all ! This is Apple after all...

This and not correcting trump of the bold faced lie about 'opening this factory in 2019' when it's been open since 2013 shows apple is not an honest company and the worst is yet to come. Won't be buying anything from them!

I miss Steve Jobs.

Loll so much confidence

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