EU drops Apple suit

[Satcomer]

Well the EU drops probe as Apple moves to equalize iTunes prices. I guess this is good news for the UK iTunes users.

 

[Rhisiart]

The UK (and Ireland) seem to get ripped off by many international corporations. It is right that the EU pressured Apple to get off the bandwagon and treat its British customers better.

However, even allowing for fluctuating exchange rates, don't American users still get cheaper rates than Europe?

 

[Ferdinand]

However, even allowing for fluctuating exchange rates, don't American users still get cheaper rates than Europe?

Yes they do because Americans pay 99¢ for a song and in Europe you pay €0.99, so actually Europeans pay $1.45, which is more than in the US.

 

[Viro]

Now the question is whether the EU will go after all companies and not just Apple.

 

[fryke]

You mean they'd have to adapt the 99 cents to whatever 99 US cents are worth? I'm pretty sure their contracts with labels in Europe are *NOT* handled in USD but EUR. And back when those prices were made, a US dollar was, more or less, a Euro.