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From: Marts on 27 Jan 2010 14:58
http://www.theage.com.au/business/apple-bites-australia-for-profit-20100127-mwkn.html?comments=57#comments

The comments afterwards bear reading.

It tends to be the usual Apple-is-God crowd versus Apple-is-the-devil crowd.

Then it devolves into an argument or discussion over US v AUS pricing
structures.

One fellow gave software, and high end software as an example, with something
like $1,500 price diff between US and AU prices.

Then there's the usual stuff about economies of scale, lack of competition and
so on.

I don't understand a lot of it. Particularly from personal experience. My wife
bought a studio microphone, a Rhode NTK valve mike. It's an Australian made
product and is exported to the US.

She could have purchased it cheaper from the US including shipping. But because
it has a valve in it she was worried about it being damaged in transit. So she
bought it locally. Plus there is the warranty thing.

So, when an Oz made product can be bought cheaper in the US you gotta wonder.

From: Rod Speed on 27 Jan 2010 18:01
Marts wrote:

> http://www.theage.com.au/business/apple-bites-australia-for-profit-20100127-mwkn.html?comments=57#comments

> The comments afterwards bear reading.

> It tends to be the usual Apple-is-God crowd versus Apple-is-the-devil crowd.

> Then it devolves into an argument or discussion over US v AUS pricing structures.

> One fellow gave software, and high end software as an example,
> with something like $1,500 price diff between US and AU prices.

> Then there's the usual stuff about economies of scale, lack of competition and so on.

> I don't understand a lot of it. Particularly from personal
> experience. My wife bought a studio microphone, a Rhode NTK valve
> mike. It's an Australian made product and is exported to the US.

> She could have purchased it cheaper from the US including shipping.
> But because it has a valve in it she was worried about it being damaged
> in transit. So she bought it locally. Plus there is the warranty thing.

> So, when an Oz made product can be bought cheaper in the US you gotta wonder.

Only if you dont understand the basics of volume pricing for the retailer.


From: Claude on 27 Jan 2010 19:20

"Marts" <marts(a)ymail.com> wrote in message
news:sgr0m5dohqc32j9ttp9piifsdau0knvobm(a)ymail.com...

> One fellow gave software, and high end software as an example, with
> something
> like $1,500 price diff between US and AU prices.
>
>

The key explanation for price differences in software between Aus and the US
is simple Economics 101 i.e. price discrimination. Big software companies
can charge one price in the US and another (higher) price in Australia, and
so they do. I very much doubt that all of this difference is accounted for
by higher costs in Australia i.e. profit per unit is higher here


From: keithr on 28 Jan 2010 04:12
Marts wrote:
> http://www.theage.com.au/business/apple-bites-australia-for-profit-20100127-mwkn.html?comments=57#comments
>
> The comments afterwards bear reading.
>
> It tends to be the usual Apple-is-God crowd versus Apple-is-the-devil crowd.
>
> Then it devolves into an argument or discussion over US v AUS pricing
> structures.
>
> One fellow gave software, and high end software as an example, with something
> like $1,500 price diff between US and AU prices.
>
> Then there's the usual stuff about economies of scale, lack of competition and
> so on.
>
> I don't understand a lot of it. Particularly from personal experience. My wife
> bought a studio microphone, a Rhode NTK valve mike. It's an Australian made
> product and is exported to the US.
>
> She could have purchased it cheaper from the US including shipping. But because
> it has a valve in it she was worried about it being damaged in transit. So she
> bought it locally. Plus there is the warranty thing.
>
> So, when an Oz made product can be bought cheaper in the US you gotta wonder.
>
Japanese cameras are cheaper in New York than Tokyo
From: Rob on 28 Jan 2010 04:55
Dr. Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF > wrote:
> keithr wrote:
>> Marts wrote:
>>> http://www.theage.com.au/business/apple-bites-australia-for-profit-20100127-mwkn.html?comments=57#comments
>>>
>>> The comments afterwards bear reading.
>>>
>>> It tends to be the usual Apple-is-God crowd versus Apple-is-the-devil
>>> crowd.
>>>
>>> Then it devolves into an argument or discussion over US v AUS pricing
>>> structures.
>>>
>>> One fellow gave software, and high end software as an example, with
>>> something like $1,500 price diff between US and AU prices.
>>>
>>> Then there's the usual stuff about economies of scale, lack of
>>> competition and so on.
>>>
>>> I don't understand a lot of it. Particularly from personal
>>> experience. My wife
>>> bought a studio microphone, a Rhode NTK valve mike. It's an
>>> Australian made product and is exported to the US.
>>>
>>> She could have purchased it cheaper from the US including shipping.
>>> But because
>>> it has a valve in it she was worried about it being damaged in
>>> transit. So she
>>> bought it locally. Plus there is the warranty thing.
>>>
>>> So, when an Oz made product can be bought cheaper in the US you gotta
>>> wonder.
>>>
>> Japanese cameras are cheaper in New York than Tokyo
>
> Part of that is due to taxes. The Japanese have a high sales tax to
> support their socialist system. The US has very low sales tax, though it
> varies from state to state. So its better to look at the wholesale price
> or duty free price to get a better idea of what it costs.
>
About 15% in NYC
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