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gerbick	2010-08-01 , 10:16
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Originally Posted by sponka

From my experience conversion fee is almost gone (from online shopping) and most sites offer automatic currency conversion mostly for buyers conveniance to have an idea how much will cost in native currency.

Then why are people getting hit with conversion fees via Ovi? It's not fully gone. And I purchase a lot of stuff from stores in countries I used to live in - Germany, Japan and a couple of other spots. And I've seen conversion fees from my bank or credit card on some; but not all transactions. If it happens, fine. Just let me know before I commit to the sale.

World is divided into regions (just look at DVD's)

I place the blame squarely on Hollywood for this one - as well as the whole PAL/NTSC/SECAM debacle. Blu-ray is different though - different regions.

TBH, american company's started splitting markets into world regions and I'm quite happy to see (for once) US residents complaining over such bussiness model.

I'd argue this point. I don't see it that way. Different export/import laws per country enforce the fragmentation of the markets, unfortunately.

As for credit card dependance -- PayPal is not present worldwide and as such not preferred choice. Also, if you have PP account it's obvious you have credit card as it's required for basic operations.

I do have a credit card. But I don't have to have one to have a PayPal account. Just a bank account.

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