http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/ Hats off to cool technology Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:23:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-208 PHW Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:12:16 +0000 http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/#comment-208 OK. So we should at VAT on to the figures above (as the $129 does not include the equivalent US sales tax). But still, that seems to be £76 or thereabouts - a hefty 11-12% markup. OK. So we should at VAT on to the figures above (as the $129 does not include the equivalent US sales tax). But still, that seems to be £76 or thereabouts – a hefty 11-12% markup.

]]> http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Cristi Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:50:46 +0000 http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/#comment-113 The thing with the "everyone gets the 'Ultimate' version" was a killer. Mean! The thing with the “everyone gets the ‘Ultimate’ version” was a killer. Mean!

]]> http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Simo’s Sagacity » Blog Archive » Apple steals £20 from the British and Eur 38 from the Irish Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:21:20 +0000 http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/#comment-112 [...] prices mean Apple gets and extra £20 from the British and an extra Eur 38 from the Irish. BOOO!!!read more | digg [...] [...] prices mean Apple gets and extra £20 from the British and an extra Eur 38 from the Irish. BOOO!!!read more | digg [...]

]]> http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-111 gary Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:15:45 +0000 http://www.hitechsquad.com/2007/10/16/apple-steals-20-from-the-british-and-eur-38-from-the-irish/#comment-111 For those working in dollars, £20 is $40 and Eur 38 is $53. So for an Irish man to buy OS X, it costs him $53 more! Go figure. For those working in dollars, £20 is $40 and Eur 38 is $53. So for an Irish man to buy OS X, it costs him $53 more! Go figure.

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