I don't really see how the EU is going to let them get away with charging such a huge price premium for the unlocked one, when Apple insist that the American version is completely unsubsidized. If the phone is unsubsidized and they can sell it in America for 272 euro, where the hell do they get off charging 1000 euro for an unsubsidized version in the EU?
That how they do business - they do not develop new products, they develop new taxes. On imported goods there are 2 or 3 different taxes applied one on another. For automobiles it comes to %50 of MSRP + shipping.
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Greg L @ Nov 21st 2007 1:38PM
I don't really see how the EU is going to let them get away with charging such a huge price premium for the unlocked one, when Apple insist that the American version is completely unsubsidized. If the phone is unsubsidized and they can sell it in America for 272 euro, where the hell do they get off charging 1000 euro for an unsubsidized version in the EU?
Bobby @ Nov 21st 2007 3:03PM
That how they do business - they do not develop new products, they develop new taxes. On imported goods there are 2 or 3 different taxes applied one on another. For automobiles it comes to %50 of MSRP + shipping.