Thursday, September 16, 2004
UK Consumer Group Smacks iTunes Music Store for Unfair Pricing
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 12:00 AM
"A consumers group has asked the United Kingdom's Office of Fair Trading to investigate Apple Computer, claiming the company's iTunes song shop is overcharging British users. The London-based Consumers' Association has a beef with Apple because of the company's pricing structure in Europe. To download one track costs a U.K. consumer 79 pence ($1.40). In France and Germany, it's 99 eurocents ($1.20). This means that a shopper in the United Kingdom pays more for every track."
An interesting battle brewing there - I wonder what the results will be? Does Apple's explanation in the article hold water, or are they price-gouging in markets that will support higher prices?
An interesting battle brewing there - I wonder what the results will be? Does Apple's explanation in the article hold water, or are they price-gouging in markets that will support higher prices?
