Comments on: Apple – Update your currency exchange rates http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/ apparently much happier in person Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris Garrett http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/#comment-103163 Chris Garrett Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:00:04 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/#comment-103163 It makes me mad how companies do this and it isn't just software or subscriptions. So many things they swap the $ sign for £ for us. My 50mm lens was half the price on Amazon.com as it was on .co.uk, same with most of my text books. Mad though that an online service should be any more expensive, its not like the bits and bytes pay a toll on the border :) It makes me mad how companies do this and it isn’t just software or subscriptions. So many things they swap the $ sign for £ for us. My 50mm lens was half the price on Amazon.com as it was on .co.uk, same with most of my text books. Mad though that an online service should be any more expensive, its not like the bits and bytes pay a toll on the border :)

]]> By: Peter Garner http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/#comment-102774 Peter Garner Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:08:04 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/#comment-102774 BTW, D'Arcy, I just blogged about this issue myelf. I think Canadian dotmac users should start a revolt. ;-) BTW, D’Arcy, I just blogged about this issue myelf. I think Canadian dotmac users should start a revolt. ;-)

]]> By: Peter Garner http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/#comment-102750 Peter Garner Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:42:52 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/#comment-102750 This has bugged me for a few years now. It was one thing for it to be $140 when the Canuck buck was around 65¢ US, but now? Especially when you consider that Apple has adujsted their prices on everything else. Heck, iWork and iLife are now at par--same price as the US folks pay: $79; same deal with the keyboards and mice too. I have never once paid full price for .Mac; I've always got it on sale. Last year, I got a "dead tree box," as PatrickQG puts is, from Future shop for half price. But I'd be happy to pay full price if that price at least reflected the exchange rate. Grrr. This has bugged me for a few years now. It was one thing for it to be $140 when the Canuck buck was around 65¢ US, but now? Especially when you consider that Apple has adujsted their prices on everything else. Heck, iWork and iLife are now at par–same price as the US folks pay: $79; same deal with the keyboards and mice too.

I have never once paid full price for .Mac; I’ve always got it on sale. Last year, I got a “dead tree box,” as PatrickQG puts is, from Future shop for half price. But I’d be happy to pay full price if that price at least reflected the exchange rate.

Grrr.

]]> By: PatrickQG http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/#comment-102674 PatrickQG Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:14:17 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/08/07/apple-update-your-currency-exchange-rates/#comment-102674 My suggestion? Buy the dead tree box from Amazon.com. It's usually cheaper, and in the box is a code you enter online. (Note .com, not .ca - no idea what they'll charge you on .ca) My suggestion? Buy the dead tree box from Amazon.com. It’s usually cheaper, and in the box is a code you enter online.

(Note .com, not .ca – no idea what they’ll charge you on .ca)

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