Comments on: Reuters and the German iPhone Report

By: consultant

consultant — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:51:06 +0000

Ok, for those who hasn’t done any international traveling/business/trading…

Mercedes and BMWs, headquartered in Germany (but doesn’t matter where it’s produced), costs more in the US. German tools cost more in the US, etc.

Apple products, headquartered in US, will cost more in other countries.

Simple as that.

By: Jamiro

Jamiro — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:35:04 +0000

I think the price is a big problem for many people here in Germany. I’d really like to have an iPhone but for about 568$ with a contract of at minimum about 73$ a month it’s too expensive for me. If it would cost maybe about 500€ (~730$) and would have no sim-lock, it would probably be more successful. But let’s see how it goes. I mean, many people complain about missing UMTS and MMS. But hey, who the hell uses MMS? Okay, for such an expensive phone you’d expect it, but I could live very well without it.

By: Slaser

Slaser — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:46:57 +0000

There is a steady Apple fan community here in Germany, and believe me it’s growing. The problem is, however, that there is no marketing here in Germany for Macs besides word-of-mouth.

Most Germans know the iPods. (But hey – who on Earth doesn’t?)
And that’s it.

I’m pretty sure Germany could be a great market for Apple’s computer hardware. But Apple still has its “good-looking-but-expensive-stuff-for-designers-only”-image here.

I’d love to know why Apple didn’t air the Mac-vs.-PC TV spots here…

By: 10,000 iPhones sold in Germany on Launch Day - “failure”, my foot!

10,000 iPhones sold in Germany on Launch Day - “failure”, my foot! — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:44:52 +0000

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By: Tristan

Tristan — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:54:43 +0000

And $584? Doesn’t it cost in America something like $400? I would want my $180 back! What’s with this rip-off Europeans strategy?

(most of the people I know who bought Macs, bought them in America, cause here the price of Apple products is here in many cases simply ridiculous high)