Comments on: Apple and EMI Being Probed By EU http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:53:09 -0500 hourly 1 By: Dempsey http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-174799 Dempsey Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:18:12 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/#comment-174799 Didn't the British drag their feet joining the EU and still haven't switch to the Euro? Is that possibly the reason the price is difference. You can't be all snooty about having the Queen on the currency and expect everyone to treat you the same. But anyway, although Apple can be pretty crooked, the pricing is/was set through an agreement with the The Big 4 (which is why the EMI news is so huge). So aim your guns above Apple, and a little to the right, and you'll be shooting at the real culprits. Didn’t the British drag their feet joining the EU and still haven’t switch to the Euro? Is that possibly the reason the price is difference. You can’t be all snooty about having the Queen on the currency and expect everyone to treat you the same.

But anyway, although Apple can be pretty crooked, the pricing is/was set through an agreement with the The Big 4 (which is why the EMI news is so huge). So aim your guns above Apple, and a little to the right, and you’ll be shooting at the real culprits.

]]> By: Chris Nixon http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-172996 Chris Nixon Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:16:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/#comment-172996 You've got this dead wrong. This is about UK customers being screwed on prices in what is supposed to be an open market. Check your facts CrunchGear! You’ve got this dead wrong. This is about UK customers being screwed on prices in what is supposed to be an open market. Check your facts CrunchGear!

]]> By: MikePearce http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-172992 MikePearce Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:12:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/#comment-172992 "Come on EU. Apple is doing some good and the EMI thing is huge. Lay off and see if the rest of the companies follow suit." No Way! In the UK we get screwed over on pricing - like for like pricematching on software and hardware and now this - if Apple want me to spend money on buying music on the ITMS, then they need to make the cost of an album that much more attractive than me getting it from play.com for the same price (albeit with a longer wait). And I agree with Charlie Demerjian, don't applaud these monkies for giving us something that we should already have in the first place. GRRR, this makes me MAD! “Come on EU. Apple is doing some good and the EMI thing is huge. Lay off and see if the rest of the companies follow suit.” No Way!

In the UK we get screwed over on pricing – like for like pricematching on software and hardware and now this – if Apple want me to spend money on buying music on the ITMS, then they need to make the cost of an album that much more attractive than me getting it from play.com for the same price (albeit with a longer wait).

And I agree with Charlie Demerjian, don’t applaud these monkies for giving us something that we should already have in the first place. GRRR, this makes me MAD!

]]> By: Danny http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-172938 Danny Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:57:58 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/#comment-172938 Hmmm...Part of Apple agreeing to go along with EMI has to with EU looking into the locked down system in the first place. Hmmm…Part of Apple agreeing to go along with EMI has to with EU looking into the locked down system in the first place.

]]> By: Timo http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-172861 Timo Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:25:35 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/04/03/apple-and-emi-being-probed-by-eu/#comment-172861 Don´t forget that the EU is a joint marketplace between all Europeans with the goal to align. The EU is right about it though it is probably not in Apple`s hands alone. That would be like you would be bound to only buy in Texas if you are living in Texas. Don´t forget that the EU is a joint marketplace between all Europeans with the goal to align. The EU is right about it though it is probably not in Apple`s hands alone.

That would be like you would be bound to only buy in Texas if you are living in Texas.

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