[X4U] Speaking of Dot Mac

[Jens Selvig]

Perhaps cost of doing business is higher in Canada than the US?

I spent a week vacationing in Southern B. C. this past summer. Mostly  
costs were higher compared to equivalent items in the US. Usually not  
40 percent though. I am not sure if Apple releases financials based  
on individual countries. If they do you could get an idea about  
relative overhead costs to see if the price differential is justifiable.

Apple has for the most part always gone down the road of exclusivity  
rather than mass sales. To me .Mac is worth the quarter I spend on it  
every day. Others don't see that utility, and I presume they don't  
pay for an account.

Jens Selvig
...lost in Montana...





On Oct 24, 2007, at 2:58 PM, Rod Duncan wrote:

> Well... I recently received my 30-day renewal notice for .mac. It  
> still costs 40% higher in Canada.
>
> In the US, a standard .mac account costs $99. In Canada the same  
> service is $139. When I got stung last year with this discrepancy I  
> attempted to get a response from Apple. Apple never even had the  
> good grace to reply to my many different requests on this blatant  
> and overcharged difference.
>
> Gee... I wonder if I'm renewing?