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2009-11-12
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@ Markina-Xemein, Bizkaia, Spain
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#382
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You wouldn't like the answer... 
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2009-11-12
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Originally Posted by shadow12
I wouldn't be too sure about that...
Because we have a stronger currency, silly
Your salary when converted to dollars should be nearly twice as high as your counterpart in the US. Whether this is actually true or not I do no know.
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2009-11-12
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Originally Posted by hashier
Amazon UK works out at €550. The only way I could buy it for the "proper" euro price was to buy it in pounds
Amazon US -> 550Dollar
Amazon Germany -> 900Dollar
It's an European device and we European shall pay twice as much.
Why?
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2009-11-12
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@ Helsinki
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It's an European device and we European shall pay twice as much.
- Different taxes
- Differences in currencies
- Different markets => different pricing (it isn't about charity, it's about profits)
There might be other reasons too affecting it, like labour price (not only salary paid, but also other mandatory costs for employer), logistics (device is shipping from South Korea, not Europe) and so on.
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2009-11-12
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The German expansys site is a lot more reasonable €565 http://www.expansys.de/d.aspx?i=188856
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2009-11-12
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Google says: 565 Euros = 847.8955 U.S. dollars
Still a pretty big difference to $550
Still a pretty big difference to $550
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2009-11-12
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this has been discussed ad nauseum already.
search around a bit, you'll find several answers for the big difference, foremost the very, very weak dollar.
search around a bit, you'll find several answers for the big difference, foremost the very, very weak dollar.
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2009-11-12
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Originally Posted by bemymonkey
That's today's currency exchange rate. The last couple of years have been a bit of a rollercoaster for the dollar and product pricing doesn't follow exchange rates precisely. Nokia has to compete with other devices and has to price for the market.
Google says: 565 Euros = 847.8955 U.S. dollars
Still a pretty big difference to $550
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2009-11-12
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@ Vienna, Austria
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Originally Posted by Peter@Maemo Marketing
... because of me?
Sorry, I'd have to politely decline
Your salary when converted to dollars should be nearly twice as high as your counterpart in the US. Whether this is actually true or not I do no know.