This hasn't only affected France. They've raised the prices for the 5S with approximately 30 across all models in Sweden.
Your argument doesn't really hold water. They built a massive cash pile by managing their money well. So... now that they have a lot of money, you think they should mismanage it by not adjusting to conditions that affect the amount of money they make? They should take a hit for the consumer? Last time I checked, most public companies are in business to make as much money as they can.
Oh I am just a consumer with the ability to look at things from a business perspective.
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.Douche move. With a seemingly high profit margin already, there seems to be little reason for the increase. Even if VAT was raised, which I cannot tell that it has been, it seems like Apple could have just ate the increase. I call this bad press for Apple. As for the increase on the 5c, that was incredibly dumb as it appears there may not be enough value in the 5c as is making the 5S a clear choice in the matter. If it is true that they're cutting production, then increasing the price isn't going to help matters.
Did they change the prices in the press release?
They also raised the prices of them in the UK when they released. £20 more for the 16gb, 32gb by £30 and 64gb by £10.
709 euro when the android top models costs from 455 euro (LG G2 32GB), 500 euro (Galaxy s4), 510 euro (HTC one). Hmmm... I know iPhone is in aluminum but wtf...
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.
Apple didn't build up $100 billion in cash by giving away nickels and dimes to consumers in the form of taxes, levies or currency exchange rates.
The reason to increase the price was that was supported by supply and demand. Enough customers in France must be willing to pay for a 5s to buy out the current rate of supply, and Apple can't manufacture them much faster.
If Apple ate the increase, then the lower profits would have hurt all of Apple's shareholders in France (as well as the rest of the world). That's the trade-off, and some prefer to play both sides by buying both high-priced Apple products and owning a bit of AAPL stock (which is a fair portion of even index funds).
Same in Australia, the 64GB version is $1129...Apple has lost their mind
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'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.
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
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?Oh wait, I bet it didn't.
Yes, I'm comparing the price of the 5S with the previous 5.
I didn't know that, why is that? I take it that they've increased the price in Denmark as well?