Why can't I use my Apple gift card for app purchases?

Why can't I use my Apple gift card for app purchases? The Apple store sells iTunes gift cards, but I can't buy one with the remaining balance on my gift card.... Why won't you let me buy what I want to buy?
Terrible policy.....

No idea.
Have you tried?
What happened?
Have you called and asked?

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This is incorrect.
A. ITUNES STORE, MAC APP STORE, APP STORE, AND IBOOKSTORE TERMS OF SALE
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The iTunes Store, Mac App Store, App Store, and iBookstore services (“Services”) accept these forms of payment: credit cards issued by U.S. banks, payments through your PayPal account, iTunes Cards, iTunes Store Gift Certificates, Content Codes, and Allowance Account balances. If a credit card or your PayPal account is being used for a transaction, Apple may obtain preapproval for an amount up to the amount of the order. Billing occurs at the time of or shortly after your transaction. If you are using 1-Click purchasing or your PayPal account, your order may be authorized and billed in increments during one purchasing session, so it may appear as multiple orders on your statement. If an iTunes Card, iTunes Store Gift Certificate, or Allowance Account is used for a transaction, the amount is deducted at the time of your transaction. When making purchases, content credits are used first, followed by Gift Certificate, iTunes Card, or Allowance Account credits; your credit card or PayPal account is then charged for any remaining balance.

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3.The authunticity of Gift Card will be checked by the thirdparty Provider ( Like Moneris, Paymetric,etc).
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1.Can this scenario be Implemented on SAP Sales Order.
2.Can we use the current card type and Credit card fields on the Sales order.
3.Can we write the new function Modules to achive this.What Function Modules can be used as basis for this devlopment
4.This scenario is just like a Debit card Transaction( where the Gift Card has certain amount of money on it and when used, the money will be debited from Gift card and transaction is processed).
5.How the settlement is done in this case, will after the Sales order is successfully used this Gift Card, will we need to generate invoice for our account purposes and send the settlemnt file to the thirdparty proviedrs(Moneris,Paymetric ).
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