Apple co-founder Woz weighs against the tech giant on price discrimination
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Co-founder of Apple Steve has “Woz” Wozniak each other with Australian consumers about controversial issue of price discrimination, saying that we no longer pay for technology products cost the much less in the United States.
His comments, on ABC Radio this morning before a lecture tour of Australia sponsored to come as the federal government for a survey that technology giants like Apple asks to explain, is to prepare because the Australians pay more for goods like music downloads , TV and games from iTunes in comparison to overseas customers.Other companies like Microsoft and Adobe are also asked to explain.
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In part, Mr. Wozniak seemed to pay import tax and to make a protectionist regime responsible for the discrepancy.
“The major tasks in Australia I am sure you would not be helped. Might have [...] people are very happy and I feel very good because of the protection, but I think it’s terrible. ” He said he was surprised when his car will cost three times more than what he paid for it discovered in Australia in the United States.“I’m not really political,” Wozniak said 702 ABC Sydney Adam Spencer. 8220;I’ll probably submitted that a libertarian think we should have no borders between countries, you know?”
He said he did not know the price of smart phones Apple iPhone is here compared to the United States, but noted it would “not send all over the world now for almost nothing.” In Australia, the cheapest unlocked iPhone will cost $ 799 4S model. The same cost unlocked phone US649 dollars ($ 642) in the United States, that the local consumers pay $ 157 more for the same phone.” /> iGouge
paid digital content from the iTunes Store is also more expensive in Australia. One example is an episode of Mad Men , the $ US2.99 ($ 2.96) cost per episode, compared to $ 3.49 in Australia.
Labour MP Ed Husic, to get the driving force behind the federal government was to investigate price discrimination in Australia , rushed to a comment Mr. Wozniak about the cost of the shipment. He said that consumers “understand”, because it more for some hardware and software costs here, “because they do not even cost much to provide a product by the states to know.” Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, he met and Labour MP Nick Champion (President of the investigation), yesterday on the mandate for the investigation results, the ready-signed by Senator Conroy. The mandate is expected next week or so. So far, Mr Husic said technology companies had been reluctant to speak because th ey pay more for products in the Australian market. The resulting debate over the price continues when companies release new products. A recent example saw pay Adobe to reveal Australians compared to 1400 $ more for the same software as resident in the United States. A recent web survey 13.307 players on the sides of Fairfax Media has found 88 percent believed there was no excuse for Australians to have to pay more for technology products.The cost models of unlocked iPhones in the U.S.:
iPhone 4S 16B $ US649 ($ 642) 32GB iPhone 4S $
US749 ($ 741)
64GB iPhone 4S $ US879 ($ 870)
The cost models of the iPhone unlocked in Australia:
iPhone 16B 4S $ 799 (difference of $ 157)
4S iPhone 32GB $ 899 (difference of $ 158)
4S iPhone 64GB $ 999 (difference of $ 129)
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