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    Discussion in 'Off-Topic Lounge' started by hawkeyeuk, Jul 13, 2011.

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    1. hawkeyeuk

      hawkeyeuk Member

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      #1 hawkeyeuk, Jul 13, 2011
      Apple have raised the minimum price to 69p here in the uk. 10p increase. Is it the same for all territories?
       
    2. ImNoSuperMan

      ImNoSuperMan Well-Known Member

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      #2 ImNoSuperMan, Jul 13, 2011
    3. Booch138

      Booch138 Well-Known Member

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      #3 Booch138, Jul 13, 2011
      Really..? Ouch.
       
    4. SkyMuffin

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      #4 SkyMuffin, Jul 13, 2011
      UK£ 0.69 = 1.111176 US$

      sadface :(
       
    5. hawkeyeuk

      hawkeyeuk Member

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      #5 hawkeyeuk, Jul 13, 2011
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      Wow, snap!! Lol

      Damn almost beat"as fast as a speeding bullet"imnosuperman to it!

      And an old Paul McCartney tune springs to mind "the pound is sinking"!
       
    6. Booch138

      Booch138 Well-Known Member

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      #6 Booch138, Jul 13, 2011
      That's some ol' bullshit. Sorry to the guys who got a hike in prices.
       
    7. ImNoSuperMan

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      #7 ImNoSuperMan, Jul 13, 2011
      Dont you have VAT included in that prices? If thats the case then it sounds perfect to me.
       
    8. gunxsword

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      #8 gunxsword, Jul 13, 2011
      WHOOHOO!!!! Bout time!!!
       
    9. Teknikal

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      #9 Teknikal, Jul 13, 2011
      Being in the UK I already thought we were being overcharged compared to elsewhere but at least I've already a lot of games to play.
      It's not much of a raise but it's probably enough to stop my urge purchases in honesty.
       
    10. SkyMuffin

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      #10 SkyMuffin, Jul 13, 2011
      I don't know actually. I'm in the U.S. :p It's 6% in KY, so every $0.99 app is actually $1.06. Brits still have to pay five more.
       
    11. crex

      crex Doctor of Game of the Week-ology

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      #11 crex, Jul 13, 2011
      Well that sucks... Good thing I live in the US. :p
       
    12. ImNoSuperMan

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      #12 ImNoSuperMan, Jul 13, 2011
      Pretty sure vat is more than 6% in UK.
       
    13. Arashi541

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      #13 Arashi541, Jul 13, 2011
      Never been more proud of my country lmao!:D
       
    14. phattestfatty

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      #14 phattestfatty, Jul 13, 2011
      aussies already get discounts on their gift cards! it was even before!!!
       
    15. Spamcan

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      #15 Spamcan, Jul 13, 2011
      Thats very weird. Oddly new Netflix price plans were announced yesterday that will raise my monthly rate from $9 to $16 for the exact same plan. Maybe it's worldwide "kick the digital content consumer" week?
       
    16. Arashi541

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      #16 Arashi541, Jul 13, 2011
      You know what would be cool...having a sort of netflix streaming thing except with Itunes. You would get everything like apps,movies, songs free for a premium price every month. The moment you stopped the service you would lose all the stuff you got during that time frame. Probably wouldnt work but would still be pretty cool.
       
    17. MasterHeywood

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    18. pavarotti2007

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      #18 pavarotti2007, Jul 13, 2011
      From what I have noticed so far
      59p is now 69p +10p
      £1.19 is now £1.49 +30p
      £1.79 is now £1.99 +20p
      £3.99 is now £4.99 +£1.00
      £4.99 is now £5.49 +50p

      Doesn't seem right to me
       
    19. pavarotti2007

      pavarotti2007 Well-Known Member

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      #19 pavarotti2007, Jul 13, 2011
    20. LBG

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      #20 LBG, Jul 14, 2011
      Yeah, the new prices feel strange. It'll take a while to get used to them.
      If there's anything good to come out of this I probably won't buy as many apps now, or at least wait for sales more often.

      Full list of changes in the UK:

      http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Multiformat/App+Store/news.asp?c=31494
       
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