Comment Re:Seems to reflect CD pricing bias (Score 5, Insightful) 343
Add to that US-$ 22.50 here in Australia.
While it may seem to someone in America that the UK may be overpaying for their online music, it probably doesn't seem that way to someone actually in the UK.
Take games for example. Here in Aus, an average new-release game sells for ~$99, give or take a few dollars due to the store policy or whatnot. Yet there's no outcry "OMG Australians pay $75US per game RIPOFF!!!11!!".
I think we pay this much as a reflection on the average earnings of an Australian, and by our standards, $100 isn't an exhorbitant amount for a single game.
I'm sure the 99 pence songs are seen the same way in the UK. Expensive when compared to the American dollar, but reasonably good value to an average Brit.
While it may seem to someone in America that the UK may be overpaying for their online music, it probably doesn't seem that way to someone actually in the UK.
Take games for example. Here in Aus, an average new-release game sells for ~$99, give or take a few dollars due to the store policy or whatnot. Yet there's no outcry "OMG Australians pay $75US per game RIPOFF!!!11!!".
I think we pay this much as a reflection on the average earnings of an Australian, and by our standards, $100 isn't an exhorbitant amount for a single game.
I'm sure the 99 pence songs are seen the same way in the UK. Expensive when compared to the American dollar, but reasonably good value to an average Brit.
