iTunes(UK) Targeted By The Office of Fair Trading

dreadz1 writes "It seems that Apple is under fire for overpricing it's iTunes music for UK customers. This story from the BBC says that here in the UK we are charged 20% more for music on iTunes than the French and the Germans. Should Apple lower its initial price so that the cost+VAT is equivalent to prices in the EuroZone or should we grow up and get used to the fact that things are priced differently in different places?"

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as an American...

[syrinx]

I'd like to apologize for all the Americans saying stupid things in this discussion. We're sorry. We sadly can't keep our more ignorant members of our country out of these things. Please don't assume all Americans can't comprehend things like "exchange rates", and also probably couldn't find their own country on a map.

Thanks again!

Price too high?

[Anonymous Coward]

If your prices are too high from taxes, might I suggest throwing boxes of tea into the Thames?

Re:just switch to the bloody euro

[silicon not in the v]

They would have an argument if they were overcharging on real CDs. However, a digital download costs the same to send to Germany or the UK, so why the discrepancy? It's profiteering isn't it?

The UK is on an island. Of course it's going to cost more for them to import the files across the ocean/channel to the local Apple servers. Remember, as the RIAA has told us, a download is the same as a physical CD.