HT1918 why am i getting 'your purchase cannot be completed' when gifting apps. worked first 3 times then this.

Question

why am i getting 'your purchase cannot be completed' when gifting apps. It worked for 3 purchases then stopped

Answer 1

Pete, you have found like many before you, that eventually software becomes out of date, where software developers at different points no longer support old versions of their product, which eventually fossilizes your computer. It is inevitable.
You have heard of dog years, well computer years are even shorter, which makes your seven year old laptop certainly middle aged. It is still useful, running the applications it always has, so keep it. But online its years will show.
With the internet, new software developments affect browsers, and plugins, with java, flash etc.
Software development is often in step with hardware innovation, and most Apple hardware is not very upgradable and Apple don't support things for very long.
This leaves you with a an old PowerBook that will still be good for the things it does, though it will have increasing limitations with some modern internet media sites.
Mozilla no longer support 10.4 Tiger but fortunately there is a group who have kept it alive with their version of Firefox,
http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
Check it out, it may be just what your need.