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"If you pre-order Content, you will be charged when the Content is delivered to you (unless you cancel prior to the Content's availability).Excerpt from Apple Pay's Apple Media Services Terms
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The clause states: “If you pre-order Content, you will be charged when the Content is delivered to you (unless you cancel prior to the Content's availability).”
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