The Official MacWorld (Keynote) w/ Online Chat

[iball]

Yes, I like all my peripherals and operating systems to be in a language other than English, my native tongue. Not.
Yes, I'd like to pay 1.5 times the U.S. price for Apple products. Not.

[bbloke]

Originally Posted by iball

Yes, I like all my peripherals and operating systems to be in a language other than English, my native tongue. Not.

I expect you could get round that; for instance, you should be able to choose your language for OS X during installation, should you not?

Originally Posted by iball

Yes, I'd like to pay 1.5 times the U.S. price for Apple products. Not.

Well, fair enough, but it's the same for the rest of us.

[iball]

Please! Check the current exchange rates for the dollar to the pound sterling.
You get paid in pounds, correct? Your trash collectors over there get paid more than most people do in minimum wage jobs in the U.S.
Imagine living in the UK and getting paid in U.S. dollars! Ack!

And just how would I change a MacBook keyboard from German-layout to U.S.-layout?

[fryke]

You could have the store order it with US keyboard. No problem. I see the currency issue. It's really cheaper in the US. Hm. Whatever. We're just trying to help you get what you want. Maybe we shouldn't...

[bbloke]

Originally Posted by iball

Please! Check the current exchange rates for the dollar to the pound sterling.
You get paid in pounds, correct? Your trash collectors over there get paid more than most people do in minimum wage jobs in the U.S.
Imagine living in the UK and getting paid in U.S. dollars! Ack!

And just how would I change a MacBook keyboard from German-layout to U.S.-layout?

For the new MacBook:

Current price in US dollars from the US Apple Store: $1999

Current price in pounds Sterling from the UK Apple Store: £1429

Using an exchange rate of £1 = $1.76 (www.bbc.co.uk), equivalent price of roughly: $2515

Originally Posted by fryke

You could have the store order it with US keyboard. No problem. I see the currency issue. It's really cheaper in the US. Hm. Whatever. We're just trying to help you get what you want. Maybe we shouldn't...

Indeed...

[bbloke]

Taken from a quick visit to the German Apple Store online:



(Unless I am mistaken, these are choices of language for the keyboard and OS.)

[fryke]

Yup. It lets you mix and match keyboard layout and OS. But I guess as long as Apple's online store doesn't deliver to APOs (although MacWarehouse and others even might...?), there's nothing to make him happy.

[kainjow]

iball, you should just make friends with a local and use their shipping address