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- From: eriks@lin.foa.se (Erik Svensson FOA2)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
- Subject: Re: European Prices, Why So Much?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.075633.25670@lin.foa.se>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 07:56:33 GMT
- References: <nerm-200792103739@90.10.20.86> <1992Jul24.153441.11634@bernina.ethz.ch> <1992Jul27.171944.22899@puma.ATL.GE.COM> <70849@apple.Apple.COM> <1165@deere.com>
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- jrh@de.deere.com (John R. Howell) writes:
-
- >In article <70849@apple.Apple.COM>, bc@Apple.COM (bill coderre) writes:
- >>
- >> The current issue of why stuff costs so much more in Europe than the
- >> US is a perfect case in point. I frankly don't have a clue why. That's
- >> not to say I don't think there's a reason. I don't know if there's a
- >> reason or not.
- >>
- >> I suspect that there MUST be a good reason.
-
- >I just returned from France and think I have a good handle on the reason.
-
- >Frankly it costs more money to do business in Europe than in the US. Apple
- >has set up offices and staff in Europe to maintain a business "presence".
- >This "presence" has higher rent for office space, more expensive living
- >expenses (food, etc), higher taxes, higher plane fares, higher telephone
- >charges, etc.
-
- >Apple then has to pass its costs on to the "European" Consumer.
-
- The price difference is going down, though. I think (at least in Sweden) it's
- about 10 - 12% right now. Generally that is, there could be greater or smaller
- differences on some machines.
-
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