pricing inquiry
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Will Any Of The IT Pricing Inquiry Recommendations Ever Happen?
5Last July, the government IT Pricing Inquiry offered up a series of recommendations on how the very evident price disparities for technology services and products in Australia compared to other countries might be addressed. Is there any chance any of those recommendations might ever be implemented? The consensus answer, even from those in favour of…
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Apple: Music Prices Not Our Fault, And Please Don’t Compare Us To Woolworths
Apple is the first big name off the rank to appear before the IT pricing inquiry in Federal Parliament today. Apple’s local MD Tony King blames the pricing difference on what Apple gets charged by record companies, but he’s not comfortable with acknowledging Apple’s dominant role in music and doesn’t seem to want to do…
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Why IT Pricing Inquiry Subpoenas Won’t Make Any Difference
It’s an appealing image: Apple, Adobe and Microsoft forced to front up to a parliamentary committee and explain why they overcharge Australians. But even if those organisations end up being subpoenaed and forced to testify before the IT Pricing Inquiry, we shouldn’t assume that means anything will be learned or anything will be changed.
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Apple’s Margins Make Justifying The Australia Tax Even More Difficult
The government inquiry into the price of tech products in Australia began public hearings today in Sydney. One argument we’re bound to hear from vendors trying to justify the ‘Australia tax‘ is that local taxes and expenses force higher prices to be charged here than elsewhere. Those arguments seem hard to swallow in an industry…