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From: rfischer@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: The New Macs: Greedy Compromises?
Message-ID: <1990Nov30.201432.19210@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 30 Nov 90 20:14:32 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University
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In article <6376@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> rxcjm@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (John Mazzocchi) writes:
>Just to give you an idea the Apple Australia recommended price in 1990 for an
>SE/30 2mb/HD40 was $AUS 9,950 (that's from the official price list).
>A Mac IIfx Colour System (IIfx 4/80, 4-8 display card, Hi-Res RGB Monitor,
>extended keyboard) set you back $AUS 19,025.           
>
>Is Apple greedy? YOU BET THEY ARE.

Either that, or your government is being greedy and charging high import 
duty taxes.  From what I know about how Apple works and how Australia
works, I'd say it's more likely that it's the Australian government 
that is making the money.  Either that or the US gov't making money on
export duties.  Maybe both.  Maybe all three.

Ray Fischer
rfischer@cs.stanford.edu