I was tempted to buy an iPhone from Germany (as it was launched here a couple of days ago). But I won’t do it. The damn thing costs 399 Euros here which translates in 582 US$. That’s 40% more than the 399 US$ it costs in the US.
I have never understood Apple’s pricing policy for Europe. Apple’s Middle East’s prices follow the European ones. That’s why Apple’s hardware is perceived as so expensive in our market.
This stinks. Nokia can deliver good prices on high end phones in the Middle East and enjoys an amazing market share. Why Apple needs to charge us 40% extra i s beyond me.
In the case of laptops, I once roughly calculated that for the price of a high end MacBook pro in Germany, a German buyer can actually buy a return flight to New York and go buy a Mac from there.
So, I won’t be getting an iPhone from Berlin.
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Comments
10 responses to “Apple’s Europe/Middle East pricing policy STINKS”
man. you are one cheap mofo. man
you are a freakin millionair man. stop being so cheap man and buy the stupid thing. loooool
why are millionairs like you so stinky and greedy i do not understand.
Well I don’t know about Europe, but in England everything costs more than the US, so maybe it’s not just Apple’s pricing policy?
On the other hand, buying from the US is a good deal for us Jordanians; The new 160GB iPod would cost you about 250 JDs. As far as I know that’s 90 JDs cheaper than here.
hmm … 1$ = 1 Euro for apple!
el naseb 3enak 3enak
ya this stinks, don’t forget that fact that it takes a long time for Apple’s stuff to reach Jordan,
I have been drolling over the iPhone for over a year, but now i completely lost all taste for it
thx for the share
It’s not just Apple. All official and name brand electronics are more expensive in Europe and the Middle East. I refuse to buy any non-essential electronics from these areas, opting instead to purchase them in the States and bring them over.
Meerak . You are one funny dude. How do you think I became a millionaire. By being stingy like Mr. Scrooge, of course!
Me. A millionaire. Yeah right!
and here in Jordan they still following the same cursed formula.. but with a little adjustment specially made for iPhone:
400 US$ = 399 Euros = 582 US$ = 595 JD 😉
I think it’s safe to say that Apple’s hardware is more expensive everywhere, even here in the US 😀
well, one thing not to forget is, the pretty high taxes in europe on non-EU made stuff..
while on the other hand the made in china for America stuff are tax-less in the states.
you people should thank god !
here in saudiarabia .. i bought the damn thing ( unlocked )
i paid 4500 SR