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barsoom · 11-10-07, 08:40 AM

Apple still lives in a world where the US dollar is king. This means their hardware is too pricey in the real world where the US dollar is falling like a rock. For example the Mac Book Pro laptop is selling for over $400 more on the Canadian Apple site than on its US counterpart, even though the Canadian dollar is currently trading at $1.10 US. This made sense a year ago when the CDN$ was trading at $0.68 US, but in this "time of trouble" for the US dollar, it makes no sense.

Why pay a lot more for an iPhone that doesn't do as much as currently available phones. In the US the answer was simple... status. In the UK (and elsewhere I hope), that doesn't justify the huge expense.

barsoom

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barsoom Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Apple still lives in a world where the US dollar is king. This means their hardware is too pricey in the real world where the US dollar is falling like a rock. For example the Mac Book Pro laptop is selling for over $400 more on the Canadian Apple site than on its US counterpart, even though the Canadian dollar is currently trading at $1.10 US. This made sense a year ago when the CDN$ was trading at $0.68 US, but in this "time of trouble" for the US dollar, it makes no sense. Why pay a lot more for an iPhone that doesn't do as much as currently available phones. In the US the answer was simple... status. In the UK (and elsewhere I hope), that doesn't justify the huge expense. barsoom