[bluedino]

Don't forget that 1 British Pound is $1.20 USD

£999 is really $1236 (and to be fair, the USA has an average sales tax of ~5%)

In Germany they are 1.199,00 €, which is $1301

Apple is always accused of ripping off other countries but most of the time it's the exchange rate.

https://www.macworld.com/article/1358386/apple-ripping-off-r...

[bourgeoismedia]

Your calculation is wrong. UK prices and German prices are quoted VAT-inclusive, so £999 already includes VAT @ 20% and the German figure includes 19% MwSt. £999 is all you'll pay. In the US you will pay an additional amount at the register based on local sales tax, for example in Cupertino you will pay an additional $91 of sales tax bringing your total up to $1,090. Converted to USD the price difference is almost entirely tax (9.125% vs 20% on a $1k purchase).

[bluedino]

Noted and edited

[sbuk]

Take off the £167 VAT first, and that gives you £832, or $1030.52. So, depending on what the £/$ value was when the price was set, it's still close.