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As much as Apple is prone to doing silly legal maneuvers, I really can't see this as anything other than massively out of context.

I can't find the original document that Techdirt is claiming to quote.

I would not be surprised if this is from an agreement between Apple and a retail partner, e.g. Best Buy. It wouldn't surprise me if Apple wanted to discourage Best Buy from offering up a free iPad with purchase of your new Shiny Gadget of the Week. In that context, this seems entirely reasonable. It's Apple's product, and they can tell third-party retailers of it how to sell it.