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A comment on Ask HN: Why is Apple ripping of European users? 1€ ≠ 1$. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Why is Apple ripping of European users? 1€ ≠ 1$ by mkup on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @12:51PM (#4101372)
Yes, it's exactly what I'm saying: retail prices in Europe include VAT and it's about 20-25%, same as difference between the value of one dollar and one euro. And, in general, taxes are higher in Europe because of higher government spendings.
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