Darren Kam on 08/01/02 12:47 PM, wrote: > Apparently the higher prices of Apple equipment here in Australia has hit a > nerve. :) Inquiring minds like to look at these kinds of things ;-)
> Surely the US price includes all their taxes etc... thus I don't really > think that Apple Australia should slug a further 10% on top of that. Sure, > factor in the GST, but factor it in based on the cost price of the iMac, not > the US retail price. I imagine that Apple Australia does do their calculations based on the cost price of the units, they _have_ to in order to correctly work out the GST as noted in the earlier formula. > I agree that the freight costs are more, but 6% per person? That's a pretty > hefty additional cost (I don't know how many macs were sold in Aust last > year, but if you charged an additional 6% on each one, you're bound to cover > costs of advertising + profit + free donuts for Apple staff) Makes you want > to study or work for Apple so you can get a discount. :) I can't "Google" the exact figures for you at the moment but I do recall that even proportionally Australia's sales were down on the corresponding US figures i.e. 80 million Caliafornian's bought *more* than four times the number of boxes 20 million Australian's bought. Does anyone have those figures? I very honestly doubt that the extra 6% turns up in Apple Australia's pocket, you would be surprised at how much more costly a small market can be to support especially when you thin it down and spread it out over a country as large as ours. Cheers Troy.
