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	Texrat	2008-03-11 , 22:24
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Originally Posted by nahkiainen

It's more like 1EUR = 1,5USD.

Yup. 1.53 to 1 when I exchanged last week.

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brecklundin	2008-03-12 , 06:01
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Originally Posted by nahkiainen

It's more like 1EUR = 1,5USD.

Don't believe that was anjin's point. I read the statement to say that the costs between US prices and European pricing was "AS IF" the exchange rate was US$1 = 1EUR rather then reflecting the actual exchange rate.

All I can say to the original comment is...so? For DECADES we lived and in many ways still do live with a huge pricing disparity between here and other places in the world. So, welcome to the club.

Perhaps there is a greater EU/local import tax on these sort of goods compared to those in the US.

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mobiledivide	2008-03-12 , 06:27
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They should have debuted at $399 to begin with. $479 was a little too much to pay considering the n800 was at 230.

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	anjin	2008-03-12 , 06:59
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Originally Posted by nahkiainen

It's more like 1EUR = 1,5USD.

usa store: $389.99

italian store: €459,00

I imagine that in usa is not considerating tax and in italy yes around 20%
In all cases if we think that euro is stronger then euro it seems to me worst!!!

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TheHMan	2008-03-12 , 07:08
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Originally Posted by anjin

usa store: $389.99

italian store: €459,00

I imagine that in usa is not considerating tax and in italy yes around 20%
In all cases if we think that euro is stronger then euro it seems to me worst!!!

I feel your pain. There always seems to be a unjustifiable price gap across the Atlantic. Copy of 3dsMax retails for about $3000USD in US and Canada, same piece of software is £3000 in the UK. They claim the increase in pricing is due to language support in Europe

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nahkiainen	2008-03-12 , 07:56
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I kind of understand this price gap when it comes to US branded devices - but hey Nokia is from Finland.

Lowest price for today is 434 EUR..

@ brecklundin: got the anjin's point.

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Mixu	2008-03-12 , 08:47
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Originally Posted by nahkiainen

I kind of understand this price gap when it comes to US branded devices - but hey Nokia is from Finland. Lowest price for today is 434 EUR.

Actually the cheapest Finnish price that I have found is 419 euros (428e with delivery).

They should drop the price in similar fashio ($1=1€) but I guess now they actually use the correct exchange rate and price drops 60 euros.

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	linux_author	2008-03-12 , 11:22
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Originally Posted by TheHMan

I feel your pain. There always seems to be a unjustifiable price gap across the Atlantic. Copy of 3dsMax retails for about $3000USD in US and Canada, same piece of software is £3000 in the UK. They claim the increase in pricing is due to language support in Europe

- interesting! i also found disparity by country/region when looking at Skype's per-minute pricing schedule...

- but is the Apple iTunes Store still US$0.99 no matter where you live?