ITunes Overcharging in the UK

Posted by michael on Tuesday December 7, 2004 @06:44AM from the rip-mix-burned dept.

KennyMillar writes "The BBC is reporting that the OFT (Office of Fair Trading) has ruled that Apple is overcharging for iTunes downloads in the UK. They have referred the case to the European Commission for a ruling. One important note is that UK iTunes customers cannot buy from the French or German iTunes Stores, and this goes against European Freedom of Trade rules. A spokesman from OD2 agreed that people in the UK should not be charged more than customers in the Eurozone. I've emailed Apple asking for 20% refund on all my downloads, but I won't hold my breath!"

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So what? by Pig+Hogger · 2004-12-07 07:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This is the same kind of market gouging the MPAA is getting away with, thanks to those DVD region-encoding schemes.
Re:Uk doesn't use the Euro, why again??? by kalidasa · 2004-12-07 09:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Always assuming that Labor retains control of the government, of course. Good posting.