Apple pricing internationally is ludicrous
with the current USA - UK exchange rates - I could buy the 1ghz powerbook with superdrive for £1904.71 UK Sterling
Whereas in the UK the 1ghz powerbook with superdrive is £2449!!!
That is £545 saving - meaning I could have a weeks holiday in the US for the saving and pick up my laptop at the same time
Apple pricing internationally is ludicrous
Jools
Whereas in the UK the 1ghz powerbook with superdrive is £2449!!!
That is £545 saving - meaning I could have a weeks holiday in the US for the saving and pick up my laptop at the same time
Apple pricing internationally is ludicrous
Jools
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£1904.71*1.175
= £2238, a difference of £211. Still less than a return ticket from most UK airports to New York .
they secretly own billions of shares in petrol companies, and will soon corner the crude oil market.
<strong>Is that including VAT?
£1904.71*1.175
= £2238, a difference of £211. Still less than a return ticket from most UK airports to New York .</strong><hr></blockquote>
no that is including VAT
i was right first time
This is something I do NOT understand.
Isn't it enough already that we can't benefit from most of sherlock's features?
Or is Europe supposed to be so stinking rich and expensive??
Not much to cheer about though, cos prices of most hardware are still very expensive. In my opinion, only the ibooks are competitively priced.
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Apple pricing internationally is ludicrous
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I don't think it is exclusively Apple's fault. It is just how commerce works in EU and it affects all electronic devices (and not only). Actually, I find ridiculous to charge an average 20% VAT for goods like computers in EU countries, simply because they come from the US. I have no idea however if there exists room for improvements in this domain since some years ago, in some european countries, things were much worse.
The Euro maintains close parity to the US dollar. So how does $3000 become 4000E? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
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VAT for goods like computers in EU countries, simply because they come from the US. I have no idea however if there exists room for improvements in this domain since some years ago, in some european countries, things were much worse.</strong><hr></blockquote>
There aren't, to my knowledge, European VAT rates yet, these are still national responisibilities.
This said, Belgium charges 21% VAT on just about everything. (certainly on all electronical goods, not just those from the US).
What you say there about VAT "because they're from the US" is just plain wrong.
The only restriction on import concerns meat: as some hormones are legal in the US, and all hormones are illegal in Europe, EU forbids the import of US meat (to which the US retorted by raising taxes of 100% on a series of choice European import goods. Courtesy of Mr. Bush).
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What you say there about VAT "because they're from the US" is just plain wrong.
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What is wrong here? By mentioning the US I don't mean that VAT is applied only to US products, simply that's actually the context of the discussion.
I know it's crazy, but let's try it folks.