I understand that there are all sorts of duties, etc, which mean that
imported goods may be more expensive in the EU.
Unfortunately, Logitech have (inadvertently?) presented what appears to
be an apples to apples comparison of two products that just doesn't
smell right.
In the US, the Classic
Chippy;455275 Wrote:
Unfortunately, Logitech have (inadvertently?) presented what appears to
be an apples to apples comparison of two products that just doesn't
smell right.
In the US, the Classic and the Touch are the same price.
In the UK, the Logitech website lists the Classic at
iPhone;454822 Wrote:
Good Point. And besides, doesn't the market and the demand still rule
prices over on the other side of the pond?
I saw someone once who had a sign at their cubicle: My work is so
Confidential and Top-Secret, I'm not permitted to understand or know
what I'm doing.
In that
Siduhe;454671 Wrote:
And not just when bringing products in. Doing what you need to comply
with directives like WEEE (and to a lesser extent) ROHS for end of life
stuff adds potentially significant costs to selling electronic
components in Europe.
I think you will find that even the
iPhone;454653 Wrote:
Are you somehow thinking Logitech is making a higher profit in Europe?
Not with all the crap that the EU requires to do business there. Also
just getting units from China to the EU costs more then to the West
coast. Then there is the duty on Electronics that are brought
Could it be that the Classic is simply being discounted to get rid of
them?
I also agree all this regulation is crazy because it doesn't actually
achieve much apart from create extra jobs for the Eurocrats. I had to
laugh when CE stickers started appearing on Fender guitars where the
design has
dBerriff;454932 Wrote:
Could it be that the Classic is simply being discounted to get rid of
them?
The Classic is being discontinued because the Touch replaces it. The
hardware that stood at the center of the Squeezebox line for so many
years has reached the end of the road. And although it is
Sike;454441 Wrote:
Yet again, Logitech proves that they don't need to price these things
globaly.
The Squeezebox Classic is USD 300.- and the Touch is also USD 300.-
Over here in Switzerland the classic is CHF 349.- which is USD 239.-
(All hunky dory here)
The Touch however is CHF
I'm sure there are different regulations and licenses they must obtain
for different countries.
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Yet again, Logitech proves that they don't need to price these things
globaly.
The Squeezebox Classic is USD 300.- and the Touch is also USD 300.-
Over here in Switzerland the classic is CHF 349.- which is USD 239.-
(All hunky dory here)
The Touch however is CHF 449.- which is USD 423.-
I
Patience patience, I will get myself a Touch eventually.
But Eu pricing is a fun game.
SB3 ok price it was slimdevices then and I ordered from US .
Duet (reciever and controller ) horrible Swedish pricing, ordered from
ripcaster in UK to much better price. I think the Swedish price have
FredFredrickson;454443 Wrote:
I'm sure there are different regulations and licenses they must obtain
for different countries.
I am pretty sure that is not the case. What licenced technology would
be in the Touch that is not in the Classis. Surley the IP is owned
globaly.
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Mnyb;454452 Wrote:
Patience patience, I will get myself a Touch eventually.
But Eu pricing is a fun game.
SB3 ok price it was slimdevices then and I ordered from US .
The good ol days. We used to order 10 at a time form the US and share
them up between friends...
Wait till it hits
Sike;454456 Wrote:
I am pretty sure that is not the case. What licenced technology would be
in the Touch that is not in the Classis. Surley the IP is owned globaly.
IP is a complex thing. Just look at the availability differences of
online services between regions. And there is a lot of
funkstar;454466 Wrote:
IP is a complex thing. Just look at the availability differences of
online services between regions. And there is a lot of technology in the
Touch that isn't in the Classic, it is a completely different beast.
MP3 Decoders are licensed.
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FredFredrickson;454505 Wrote:
MP3 Decoders are licensed.
probably, but it's a bad explanation!
It's not like music where you need to pay rights in each country!
And anyway Licencing fees per unit are probably not very expensive...
and will never justify to convert 299 dollars in 299 euros.
sbb;454640 Wrote:
probably, but it's a bad explanation!
It's not like music where you need to pay rights in each country!
And anyway Licencing fees per unit are probably not very expensive...
and will never justify to convert 299 dollars in 299 euros.
They'are just making a higher
iPhone;454653 Wrote:
Costs are just higher in Europe when bringing a product in. I would be
surprised if the margin wasn't actually lower on units sold in the EU
even with the higher price related to direct currency exchange prices.
And not just when bringing products in. Doing what you
Most of these comments seem like SWAGs to me, way off the mark.
20+ years ago when I lived in Europe, cars were MUCH more expensive in
the UK than on the continent. The excuse usually given was that it was
caused by the cost/trouble of producing right-hand drive models. EXCEPT,
those same
Don't forget most of Europe has a 15-20% GST/VAT on everything and
prices are listed including taxes unlike in the US.
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mherger;454815 Wrote:
Don't forget most of Europe has a 15-20% GST/VAT on everything and
prices are listed including taxes unlike in the US.
Not in Switzerland. And still... I can't speak for any pricing policy
(neither ours nor others). But when I see climbing ropes manufactured
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