1$ = 0,930102776
1299$ = 1 208,20351
Add 19% VAT (MWSt.)
1 208,20351 * 1,19 = 1.437,7621769
That's 11,24 difference, or 0,8%. And import duties are not included.
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Apple Raises Prices on Several Products in Many Countries Amid Strong U.S. Dollar
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1$ = 0,930102776
1299$ = 1 208,20351
Add 19% VAT (MWSt.)
1 208,20351 * 1,19 = 1.437,7621769
That's 11,24 difference, or 0,8%. And import duties are not included.
the GEMA also takes about 49 for every iPhone. not sure how much they get on a mac
I don't see any insults. You should pay attention to what he said though about thinking before opening one's mouth. It was good advice.
Thanks Seth. Why don't you also add that in the U.S. one would have to pay 8% on the $1,299 price?
If the price difference is so high, then folks will continue to grab the items when they come and visit as tourists. For some countries that still makes sense. But with the strong U.S. dollar, I suspect we will see less of that. And being a foreigner does not exempt you from paying sales tax here in the U.S.
I'm sure they are lower.
In Europe we still pay more for Apple products than US customers
Because saying "My god, is your educational system going down in the last twenty years" is not insulting people ?
Same here and POS like Yosemite are only helping that decision. I'm not particularly excited about buying a $3000k iPad Pro.
I understand phones are their bread and butter and don't begrudge them that, but on weekends I'm a creative pro (the same cats that kept them alive in the 90's) and well they don't cater to me anymore.
Please don't spoil this "discussion" with facts.
Don't get me wrong: I'm the Canadian author of this article and would absolutely love if Apple retained the same prices regardless of the U.S. dollar conversion rate. However, it seems unfair to suggest Apple is evil for increasing prices when this is simply a matter of currency fluctuations that are outside of its control. The company was generous by leaving the previous prices untouched for so long as the U.S. dollar continued to strengthen. If and when the U.S. dollar becomes weaker again, the international prices will go back down again as happened in July 2011.
Who would've thought with our trillions of added debt that the US dollar would be stronger than the euro. Things must be pretty grim overseas.
That's it. The prices Apple raised in my country is just way over the top.
Been stuck in Apple ecosystem long enough to realize how greedy this company has gotten. Comparing both their offering against competitors, it just doesn't make sense to stick with Apple anymore.
Take for example:
- iTunes Match (paid subscription) vs Google Music (50gb free storage)
- iCloud (5gb) vs rest of competition (>5GB, not to mention One drive recent promotional campaign that boost my storage to 200gb)
- Cheapest app pricing is 0.99 USD, Google Play 0.01 USD (Note app only goes free in Apple ecosystem or lowest pricing is 0.99)
- Free movie and music from AppStore (Home Alone, some random iTunes Festival music), Google Play (Pacific Rim, Fast and Furious, ColdPlay latest album, tons more)
- Amazon AppStore with tons of quality free apps on limited time
Don't need to start about the hardware debate about the 1GB ram and stuff on iOS devices.
I used to love Apple, thinking their hardware is fantastic but now I'm thinking competitors have caught up and its time to save up money and ditch the ship.
Been stuck in Apple ecosystem long enough to realize how greedy this company has gotten. Comparing both their offering against competitors, it just doesn't make sense to stick with Apple anymore.
Take for example:
- iTunes Match (paid subscription) vs Google Music (50gb free storage)
- iCloud (5gb) vs rest of competition (>5GB, not to mention One drive recent promotional campaign that boost my storage to 200gb)
- Cheapest app pricing is 0.99 USD, Google Play 0.01 USD (Note app only goes free in Apple ecosystem or lowest pricing is 0.99)
- Free movie and music from AppStore (Home Alone, some random iTunes Festival music), Google Play (Pacific Rim, Fast and Furious, ColdPlay latest album, tons more)
- Amazon AppStore with tons of quality free apps on limited time
Don't need to start about the hardware debate about the 1GB ram and stuff on iOS devices.
I used to love Apple, thinking their hardware is fantastic but now I'm thinking competitors have caught up and its time to save up money and ditch the ship.
Mini price doesn't seem to have changed...
wouldnt be the first time they forgot about the mini
Every single Apple Laptop went up by $200 in Australia sadly
Apple should start paying its proper income tax here if it wants to jack up prices (although I do acknowledge prices are somewhat dependent on the exchange rate). The non Retina Macbook went up to $1549 - which is well above the currency conversion and our GST... not overly fair.
As for the income tax, I don't know. They should, but no major US multinational does, in the US or anywhere else.
But the price rises are in lieu of losing money. The US $ has risen relative to other currencies. They're just maintaining.
