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#1 Guest_mclovin_*

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Posted 18 December 2007 - 10:31 PM

Hi guys, if I read it right AMW will be posting from the Keynote. Will you have access to Australian release dates and Australian pricing for product announcements at that time? This is one of the things that drives me crazy every year, trying to 'predict' what the price will be as there's no getting it right with a straight dollar conversion...

Would love to know.
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Posted 23 December 2007 - 10:26 PM

QUOTE (mclovin @ Dec 18 2007, 11:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi guys, if I read it right AMW will be posting from the Keynote. Will you have access to Australian release dates and Australian pricing for product announcements at that time?


We very much hope so. We've talked to Apple Australia about this and been told it "should be possible" but of course much depends on whether the Apple Australia folks are fully briefed prior to the keynote. If they are, we'll be doing our level best to get that info out to you as soon as we know it (obviously they're not going to tell us local pricing on anything until after Steve has announced it, so this will end up being a multi-way conversation).

I've always been as irritated as you by having to "ballpark" the local prices as the keynote happens and then see how close I was when the announcement comes. Our plan is to improve on that, and I hope we will.
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Posted 24 December 2007 - 09:47 AM

Thanks guys, I'm looking forward to it. I hope that you can shake out the details from Apple Aus at the time!
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Posted 06 January 2008 - 08:45 AM

If they don't fix the pricing issue, I will still be buying from off-shore like I did with my Dot Mac account.
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Posted 08 January 2008 - 05:34 AM

Hi

is there anywhere I can watch a live video Strem of Steve Jobs Keynote address?
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Posted 08 January 2008 - 05:43 PM

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Hi

is there anywhere I can watch a live video Strem of Steve Jobs Keynote address?


Unfortunately not. We'll be giving you updates in text form as fast as we possibly can from inside the auditorium and you'll be able to watch the delayed stream from Apple's web site afterwards. I wish it were otherwise.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 11:16 PM

I'll have this, Engadget, Gizmodo and Arstechnica refreshed every minute on the morning (or night here).

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Posted 13 January 2008 - 06:37 AM

QUOTE (MJCP @ Dec 23 2007, 11:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
...but of course much depends on whether the Apple Australia folks are fully briefed prior to the keynote. .

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Apple Australia folk AREN'T fully briefed prior?

Ya kiddin' me right?


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Posted 13 January 2008 - 08:51 AM

QUOTE (s2art @ Jan 13 2008, 07:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
blink.gif

Apple Australia folk AREN'T fully briefed prior?

Ya kiddin' me right?


Not kidding. Sometimes they are, sometimes they're not. It depends. Product managers get briefings beforehand, but PR and marketing don't necessarily.

We're still working on it.
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Posted 13 January 2008 - 08:14 PM

I have just one question, the Keynote starts at 4am on Wednesday AEST, but is this NSW AEST time? What I'm getting at is because I'm in QLD, does that make it 3am for me, considering Daylight Savings and all.
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Posted 13 January 2008 - 09:03 PM

QUOTE (bawpcwpn @ Jan 13 2008, 08:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have just one question, the Keynote starts at 4am on Wednesday AEST, but is this NSW AEST time? What I'm getting at is because I'm in QLD, does that make it 3am for me, considering Daylight Savings and all.


Hi bawpcwpn, that's 4am Melbourne/Sydney time...
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Posted 14 January 2008 - 06:19 PM

QUOTE (bawpcwpn @ Jan 13 2008, 08:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have just one question, the Keynote starts at 4am on Wednesday AEST, but is this NSW AEST time? What I'm getting at is because I'm in QLD, does that make it 3am for me, considering Daylight Savings and all.

Yes 3am for us wink.gif

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 05:04 AM

so there it is.

macbook air from

US STORE
US $1799 - AUD ~$2000

AUST STORE
AUD $2499

we should be getting a better deal

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 05:33 AM

QUOTE (rhysbartels @ Jan 16 2008, 05:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
so there it is.

macbook air from

US STORE
US $1799 - AUD ~$2000

AUST STORE
AUD $2499

we should be getting a better deal


That is unacceptable, especially with the Aussie dollar very close to the US dollar at the moment. You could get it shipped for $2100AUD from the US, so why is there an an extra $400? We should be getting a much better deal.
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Posted 16 January 2008 - 07:29 AM

Somehow, all the Australian pricing (for the Air and Time Capsule) seems to have a 23-24% (not even consistent) markup.
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Posted 16 January 2008 - 11:06 AM

I'm disappointed that the US received a $70 drop of price on the AppleTV yet Australia, it doesn't budge a cent.
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Posted 16 January 2008 - 12:24 PM

Time Capsule:

$US299 ($A338.40) for 500Gig in the US ... or you can buy it here for A$429! A 27% markup!!

Now how does that work? Must be the postage blink.gif , no, make that angry.gif
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Posted 16 January 2008 - 06:02 PM

Are you not forgetting, shipping, GST, import Duty, etc
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Posted 16 January 2008 - 09:19 PM

QUOTE (TLCAUS @ Jan 16 2008, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Are you not forgetting, shipping, GST, import Duty, etc

Shipping in bulk would probably cost them less than $50 per unit. GST ~$200. Duty tax, minimal.
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Posted 16 January 2008 - 09:48 PM

We just have to sit back and swallow the "if exchange rates go pearshaped, we'll keep the pricing as it is" routine
and no movie purchases
or rentals
oh yes and no TV shows
woops, no iPhone
hey what about photo printing from iPhoto? oh again the answer is...
Calendars?
Genius bars?
If something is not done soon about worldwide release or at a minimum simultaneous releases to the 53rd state of the USA, Apple will very quickly lose flavour of the month status around the world.
Especially considering Australia's willingness to take up new technologies, we could have the highest market share of Apple OS, computers and purchases of Apple related products in the western world.
It can not go on.
I call on this erstwhile publication to take the challenge to Apple Australia and Apple Inc. USA to fix this problem and fix it quickly.
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