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Exchange Rates Play With Online Music Prices

Posted by timothy on from the travelin'-man dept.

EconolineCrush writes "Those looking to purchase songs online may find that the price of music downloads varies quite a bit from country to country. Most vendors seem to be favoring 0.99/track pricing schemes, but $0.99CDN is worth quite a bit less than 0.99 British Pounds. When indexed to the US dollar, Canadians using Puretracks are getting a bargain with tracks costing only $0.76US, while UK residents using Coke's new music store are getting ripped off at nearly $1.80US per song. iTunes and Wal Mart sit between the two, with tracks selling for $0.99 and $0.88, respectively."

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  1. How funny by ObviousGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why pay at all?

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  2. Hosting charges! by Sanga · · Score: 5, Funny

    Probably the companies spend more/less money in hosting website in those countries ... and are passing on the cost/savings to the customer.

    Oh wait ... we are talking about the music industry

  3. so... by pvt_medic · · Score: 5, Funny

    go to canada download the songs on a service that allows you to share the files or burn them to a cd and then head back to the US.

    Custom Officer: and what is the purpose of your visit today sir.
    Me: to download music

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  4. Great, thanks, the secret's out now! by bc90021 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since now the Canadians are going to realise they should charge more, my tactic of shopping at eBay.ca won't work anymore! Gone are the days I could bid 7/8 of what I'd pay in the US and win!

    Thanks a lot Slashdot!! ;)

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