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From: Bruce.Hoult@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: The New Macs: Greedy Compromises?
Message-ID: <1990Dec2.063859.28684@actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 2 Dec 90 06:38:59 GMT
References: <1990Nov30.201432.19210@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Sender: Bruce.Hoult@actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Hoult)
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Comment-To: rfischer@Neon.Stanford.EDU

In article <1990Nov30.201432.19210@Neon.Stanford.EDU> rfischer@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Raymond C. Fischer) writes:
> 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.

I can't speak for Australia, but here in New Zealand, Mac prices are also
very high, and the only government rake-off in the price is the standard
12.5% GST that is charged on everything.

-- Bruce Hoult
   Bruce.Hoult@bbs.actrix.gen.nz