"CUPERTINO - Apple announced today that it would no longer be accepting purchase requests for the iPhone. 'We feel the iPhone is too good for regular humans,' says the Apple spokesperson. 'To protect our brand image, we have decided to stop selling our product altogether to maintain a level of exclusivity unattainable by any other product currently on the market.' The spokesperson also announced they would continue advertising in order to maintain the feel of unattainability." — Commenter paul34, on Apple's new refusal to accept gift cards for iPhone purchases. [Engadget]