Apple Shifts Education Discount Fraud Prevention From Authentication to Purchase Limits

Apple removed UNiDAYS identity verification for US education discounts after the third-party system failed to validate legitimate educators. The company replaced front-end authentication with transaction-level purchase quantity caps on hardware. The shift prioritizes user experience over gating access, betting that volume restrictions will deter abuse without excluding eligible students and teachers from roughly 10% price reductions on desktops, laptops, and tablets.