9to5Mac is reporting that some international third-party retailers claim that new Macs, which are rumored to be released tomorrow, have a lower selling price compared to current version of the same computer. These price reductions appear to be a result of the falling value of the US dollar compared to other world currencies over the […]
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Apple Adjusting International Pricing to Correspond with Currency Conversion Rates?

Screen shot 2011-07-13 at 3.44.28 PM.png9to5Mac is reporting that some international third-party retailers claim that new Macs, which are rumored to be released tomorrow, have a lower selling price compared to current version of the same computer.

These price reductions appear to be a result of the falling value of the US dollar compared to other world currencies over the past year. This, when compared to current currency exchange rates make the intuitional pricing look exceptionally high. Flip it on it’s ear, this doesn’t necessarily mean lower pricing for new hardware in the U.S.

MacStories postulates that this may also be why the App Store is seeing downtime. Apple could be readjusting pricing for their electronic sales as well.

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