The name Apple can be loosely used to mean “luxury”. Well, the term “luxury” has a very wide definition depending on who is spending the money. For an average tech lover, Apple’s stuff is expensive. Whether it is its hardware or software, you need to have a fairly deep pocket. However, in recent times, Apple has been careful with its pricing. However, it appears that this will not last for long. Apple recently announced that due to changes in exchange rates and tax rates, the prices of apps in the App Store in many countries around the world will increase.
While this is a logical reason for prices to increase, many users will not see it that way. The pricing of apps and in-app purchases in Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Russia, and South Africa will be increased in the coming days. For this reason, we say that Apple users should be ready to spend more.
Apple said that these new prices are affected by India’s new 2% equalization tax and Indonesia’s new 10% value-added tax on developers outside Indonesia. In Iceland and Albania, the pricing of apps and in-app purchases will also increase. This is necessary to make the prices consistent with the pricing of VAT sold in US dollars in other markets. The updated pricing table can be viewed on Apple’s website.
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the giant mergin and profits made by Apple can totally absorb this exchange rate issue. This company is insulting, and arrogant. Prices will increase in countries where the average salary is rather modest. It's ridiculous.