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> That's... weird. I never got the 'considerably more' unless you're importing something directly maybe You're kidding, right? Just look at literally every ti
by xienze 3y ago
> That's... weird. I never got the 'considerably more' unless you're importing something directly maybe
You're kidding, right? Just look at literally every time a new Apple product is announced on HN, people complain about how much more expensive it is in than in the US. For example, the base model Macbook Air M2 is $1299+tax (on the HIGH end, that tax could be 10%, so $1429) and 1599 Euros in Germany, which is $1730. $300 difference, that's pretty significant. And Apple isn't the only company that prices things that way.
- plantroon 3y agoIn EU the store provides 2 years warranty by law. And you can return any product bought online within 14 days. They cannot sell it as new again. That's the reason for the cost. Now when you consider that eastern Europe has these prices too, where salaries barely crossed 1k euros per month (that's gross, in both senses of the word). And generally reading how people make 200k and similar salaries seems just unfathomable to me xD it's not like we have cheaper stuff here, there are cases when groceries are cheaper in Germany and Switzerland than in eastern Europe. Same goes for rent, at least outside big cities.
- raverbashing 3y agoTaxes and other factors aside, Apple is happy to price their products in a more profit-oriented way (let's put it like this)