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jahewson on Dec 20, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: N.S.A. Dragnet Included Allies, Aid Groups and Bus...

> The iphone costs more or less the same all over Europe as does the music and movies on it.

It's supposed to, the European single market laws require that it costs the same in each country.

chmars on Dec 21, 2013 [–]

I have never heard of such a rule within the European Union. Do you have any source for that?

The iPhone in particular does not cost more or less the same all over Europe, if only because of varying VAT rates. Salaries are very different within Europe too, the ratio of average salaries is around 1:10.

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