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Apple Increases App Store Prices By 25% Following Brexit Vote (theguardian.com)
Following the UK's vote to leave the European Union last year, Apple is raising prices on its UK App Store by almost 25 percent to counter the depreciation of the pound. For example, an app that costs $0.99 in the U.S., and used to cost 0.79 British pounds, will now cost 0.99 British pounds. The Guardian reports: Apple announced the price rises in an email to app developers on Tuesday, and told them "when foreign exchange rates or taxation changes, we sometimes need to update prices on the App Store." It says the new prices will roll out over the next seven days, giving customers a short opportunity to beat the price increase. Similar price increases are expected to hit other Apple stores, including the iTunes Store for music and video and the iBooks Store. Britain isn't the only country experiencing price changes. India is seeing price increases due to changes in service taxes, while Turkish prices are also rising due to depreciation of the Turkish Lira. Since the vote to leave the European Union, the value of the pound has fallen by 18.5% against the U.S. dollar. In a statement, Apple said: "Price tiers on the App Store are set internationally on the basis of several factors, including currency exchange rates, business practices, taxes and the cost of doing business. These factors vary from region to region and over time."
but I can't imagine the folks who voted Brexit care. Apps, especially paid ones, are mostly a young person thing. As an old codger I've yet to pay for anything on my phone. Now, as a _reasonable_ old codger here in the colonies my heart goes out to those young people who just got driven off a cliff by Grandpa and Grandma. Sure, it's their fault for staying home on election day (just like Trump's our young folks fault for the exact same reason) but just like Trump nobody deserves what's to come.
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Hillary Clinton was held to an impossible standard, one that is never applied to any male candidate. Have you ever heard a man called "shrill"? Every single "scandal" was either completely overblown or just straight up manufactured. Trump's numerous scandals were just ignored. And I don't blame fake news, because there's always fake news. I blame every single voter who chose to believe complete bullshit because they WANTED to believe it.
If you don't think much of that double standard is because she is a woman then you are living in a make-believe world.
No, it absolutely wasn't the only reason she lost. She absolutely did ignore those left behind by globalism and that's the enduring message of this election.
Sure, here's how to explain it. He appeared genuine, warts and all.
Genuine? He was caught on tape lying so many times I can't count. Constantly denied saying what he was on tape saying. I guess you mean he appeared to be a genuine LIAR.