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Mac OSX 10.7 Lion - Pricing

halledise

halledise

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just wondering why when Lion is to be US$29 it translates to Aus$32 over here.

the Aus$ has been worth quite a bit more than the greenback for some time now - yesterday was trading around $1.075

ergo, Lion should be cheaper at around Aus$27, not dearer.

I mean we're only talking about a couple of buck$ which is neither here nor there really, but I'm just wondering out loud - maybe it's because Lion has to travel further when being downloaded from America all the way across the Pacific to Australia that makes it more expensive :cool:
 
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the $29 quoted is without sales tax. Your AU$32 will be including your local variant of VAT.
 
The price difference with Lion between USD and AUD is actually a lot less than I expected (only about $1.50 if that). There's always what I call an "Australia Tax" on Apple products. Look at FCPX's price. Stateside it's $299.99, in Australia it's $349.99. With GST of only 10%, at $1.05 exchange rate, the Aussie price should be at the most $315 incl. GST. It could be said that this huge price difference is padding for exchange rate fluctuations, but the Aussie dollar would have to drop to 78c before that price is justifiable.
 
hopejr said:
The price difference with Lion between USD and AUD is actually a lot less than I expected (only about $1.50 if that). There's always what I call an "Australia Tax" on Apple products. Look at FCPX's price. Stateside it's $299.99, in Australia it's $349.99. With GST of only 10%, at $1.05 exchange rate, the Aussie price should be at the most $315 incl. GST. It could be said that this huge price difference is padding for exchange rate fluctuations, but the Aussie dollar would have to drop to 78c before that price is justifiable.
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amen.
the yanks ;) should remember sometimes that we are an ally, after all
- respect :apple:

(ally = noun
a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty)
 
halledise said:
amen.
the yanks ;) should remember sometimes that we are an ally, after all
- respect :apple:

(ally = noun
a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty)
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There is a free trade agreement between Australia and USA. Shouldn't that stop companies like Apple from charging an "Australia Tax"? :p
 
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