Well I went to look because that option has always been there as far back as I can recall, so I assumed the exact opposite: it’s something they had recently broken.

But, as far as I can tell, once you get to the check out step you can pick pay in full or apple card installments, so I’m just confused as to who this didn’t work for, and why it didn’t. (I’m not doubting that apple is perfectly willing to do this kind of fuckery, just that it doesn’t look like it applies to everyone everywhere all the time.)