Not really, the comments would be very different if it was just microsoft being referenced...
Or Samsung...
Not really, the comments would be very different if it was just microsoft being referenced...
Ever see the ridiculous mains connectors the Brit's use?
An industrial size plug like that, not benefitting from economies of scale (in design, test, manufacturing, logistics, documentation and certification) deserves a price penalty... The rest is probably due to having to be delivered in RHD vehicles.
I think you will find that in Norway, Apple doesn't accept US dollars.
And you'll probably find that all the consumer protection laws in Norway don't come for free.
Do you promise to never, ever again say "Apple only gives one year warranty but is by law required to give more"?
lol the british wall plug is indeed redic in size. the first time i saw it i was like dafug?
Look, Australia --
Just because you've figured out how to sell a steak for $9 at Outback doesn't give you the right to go telling other people how to price things.
The best bit about Apple at the moment is design and I think you have an Englishman to thank for that.
Bloody Americans
Ever see the ridiculous mains connectors the Brit's use?
An industrial size plug like that, not benefitting from economies of scale (in design, test, manufacturing, logistics, documentation and certification) deserves a price penalty... The rest is probably due to having to be delivered in RHD vehicles.
As for the UK - 10% more is MORE than justified. It's much more expensive to do business here in the UK than the US.
Also, they need to account for worst-case scenario currency fluctuations - having prices go up and down based on current exchange rates would be impractical.
Ever see the ridiculous mains connectors the Brit's use?
An industrial size plug like that, not benefitting from economies of scale (in design, test, manufacturing, logistics, documentation and certification) deserves a price penalty... The rest is probably due to having to be delivered in RHD vehicles.
Yeah - I bought a paperback at Brisbane airport a few years back and nearly fainted - but it was that or 18 hours on a plane with only the duty free catalogue. However, it was much better made than a UK or US paperback (even 'trade paperbacks' aka 'Swindlebacks') - lovely thick, high-china paper, crisp black print, well bound... Not sure that this is typical.they should start asking why almost any book costs twice as much in Oz. It's sad that they don't seem to have noticed.
Ridiculous. It's called a free market. We don't tell you how to price your fosters.
Due to my brain's functionality, understanding sarcasm is not a natural strong point. Learning about it for several decades, including 2 decades married to an extremely sarcastic woman, has made me an expert. (note, that was a fact, not a complaint)Read it again. No cues it was sarcastic. Sarcasm isn't always easy to convey in textual form - maybe you should look that up.
The Australian government have every right to try and protect their consumers against price gouging.
Other countries should do the same IMO.
Unsure why above comments think otherwise?
Even digital delivered content?
Base 27'' iMac comes with a price tag of 1,879.00 in Germany. Thats 1,578.99 before tax or 2,110.53 US$. A 17.3% premium and nobody is complaining.
Read it again. No cues it was sarcastic. Sarcasm isn't always easy to convey in textual form - maybe you should look that up.
25% VAT on everything you buy here in Norway...
Along with 30% ++ (depending on what you earn) income tax there really isn't much left to spend, sadly
Due to my brain's functionality, understanding sarcasm is not a natural strong point. Learning about it for several decades, including 2 decades married to an extremely sarcastic woman, has made me an expert. (note, that was a fact, not a complaint)
So here, no need to look anything up:
When an internet comment appears absolutely ridiculous* to you, try reading it as sarcastic before you respond. Analyze it from that aspect, if it makes more sense as sarcasm, it probably is. When you respond, you will likely fit in better to the group/forum with the assumption of sarcasm. And if it wasn't sarcasm, you should have ample opportunity to "go off" on the guy in subsequent posts. IE: "What, that was NOT sarcasm?! You nutjob, you are...."
* This is a hidden cue, btw.
Base 27'' iMac comes with a price tag of 1,879.00 € in Germany. Thats 1,578.99 € before tax or 2,110.53 US$. A 17.3% premium and nobody is complaining.
No I'll say they should give three to everyone for the existing US cost structure.
Wouldn't matter. Fosters isn't an Australian beer, from what friends in Australia tell me. It's ran by a UK company now.