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Apple Quietly Raises Prices of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in France
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You sir are 100% right. We agree with you wholeheartedly. Apple as a public company should be able to make as much money as they can. More consumers should look at things from a business perspective. We thank you for that POV.
From all of us,
Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, TWC, etc.
/raises 1080p's bill by 10%
Has it ever occurred to you that they might WANT to decrease demand on the 5C if it means more sales of the 5S? The 5S has a higher profit margin than the 5C.
That's weird, these devices are of very similar prices in the US, why would their prices be so different in the Europe? LG and Samsung have some special tax treatment in the Europe?
Has it ever occurred to you that I didn't make up the fact that they decreased production or the reasons cited?
Oh wait, I bet it didn't.Of course they didn't. But when I replied to the OP the reasoning was UNCLEAR as in, not stated. And yet, I still believe Apple could have eaten this without a hassle from any end.
I don't buy this at all. If this were the case then US prices would be increased as well.
That's crazy!
So the off contract for the 64 GB version is $869 in the US. This doesn't really add up. Why is it so much more expensive in Australia? The exchange rate is pretty close.
Amazing how so many people have no grasp of economics. All business taxes end up costing the consumer or shareholders money. I know people like to bash shareholders but a ton of people rely on stocks to build up retirement money. People want their retirement money to grow don't they?
Apple is already the single largest tax payer in the US. I don't know why there is such a demonization of business amongst people. We all want them to build products we buy but I guess do it without a profit since their money above the cost of production should just get eaten by taxes or 'they already have enough money.' Maybe we should just nationalize businesses and really show them who's boss...
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That doesn't include sales tax which isn't included in the price. With it included here a 64gb would be $922US or $955AUD. Your taxes are higher than that, and your price also reflects the state imposed warranty we don't have in the US. If you guys have higher taxes, and stricter regulations...don't be surprised when products cost more.
Apple is already the single largest tax payer in the US. I don't know why there is such a demonization of business amongst people. We all want them to build products we buy but I guess do it without a profit since their money above the cost of production should just get eaten by taxes or 'they already have enough money.' Maybe we should just nationalize businesses and really show them who's boss...
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That's crazy!
So the off contract for the 64 GB version is $869 in the US. This doesn't really add up. Why is it so much more expensive in Australia? The exchange rate is pretty close.
That doesn't include sales tax which isn't included in the price. With it included here a 64gb would be $922US or $955AUD. Your taxes are higher than that, and your price also reflects the state imposed warranty we don't have in the US. If you guys have higher taxes, and stricter regulations...don't be surprised when products cost more.
That's crazy!
So the off contract for the 64 GB version is $869 in the US. This doesn't really add up. Why is it so much more expensive in Australia? The exchange rate is pretty close.
The prices here are always inclusive of 10% tax so that makes a difference plus Apple just increased their price for the exchange rate.
5 years ago prices like this could have been justified, in fact I bought a 32GB iPhone 4 for $1000, but now it's just crazy.
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There is no state imposed warranty as you state it. You are referring to the statutory warranty but there really is nothing set in stone that says Apple must give X amount of years warranty.
It's more about how long a product should reasonably last. Other countries impose 2 year warranties for example but Australia is not one of them
It increase's their cost of doing business which increases the price that has to be paid. Not that the 'statutory warranty' is the only reason but things like employee costs, distribution costs, ect. They all add up. If all that together is cheaper in other places I'm not sure why people expect the same prices as those other, cheaper places.
What I'm saying is that this may actually be a positive development. Less than expected demand for the 5C seems to have translated into greater than expected demand for the 5S. Yet the media seems to have interpreted this as a negative. Which it would only be if someone chose another platform over the 5C. Yet no one has shown that this is the case.Has it ever occurred to you that I didn't make up the fact that they decreased production or the reasons cited?
AfAIK the price is a bit higher for 5s all over Europe.
But in this case they have raised the price again in France
