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As Apple promised earlier this week, minimum prices in the iOS app store have increased in Canada, the U.K. and European countries that use the euro.
The minimum app price is now €0.99 in the EU, £0.79 in the U.K, and $1.19 in Canada.
According to an email sent by Apple to developers and obtained by Apple Insider, these changes were caused by “adjustments in value-added tax (VAT) and foreign exchange rates.” Sure, a change in EU tax policy that went on effect on January 1st requires companies to change how they collect VAT tax on digital goods (although the new rules were agreed to in 2008). But I suspect a bigger driving force behind this price bump is that the dollar is at a nine-year high against the euro.
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I feel this is greedy of Apple to raise the minimum price of Apps to $1.19 in Canada, and other countries. I bet this will cause some people to not buy an iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch media player, and buy a Google Android tablet, and smartphone where you can still buy some paid Apps and Games for $1.
There will also soon be more iPhone, iPads, and iPod Touch trade-in when people start to notice that apps on Apple's App store is more expensive than Google Play, and Amazon App Store where you can still buy apps for $1.
The minimum app price is now €0.99 in the EU, £0.79 in the U.K, and $1.19 in Canada.
According to an email sent by Apple to developers and obtained by Apple Insider, these changes were caused by “adjustments in value-added tax (VAT) and foreign exchange rates.” Sure, a change in EU tax policy that went on effect on January 1st requires companies to change how they collect VAT tax on digital goods (although the new rules were agreed to in 2008). But I suspect a bigger driving force behind this price bump is that the dollar is at a nine-year high against the euro.
Read More
I feel this is greedy of Apple to raise the minimum price of Apps to $1.19 in Canada, and other countries. I bet this will cause some people to not buy an iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch media player, and buy a Google Android tablet, and smartphone where you can still buy some paid Apps and Games for $1.
There will also soon be more iPhone, iPads, and iPod Touch trade-in when people start to notice that apps on Apple's App store is more expensive than Google Play, and Amazon App Store where you can still buy apps for $1.
