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Originally Posted by walt526
So the total cost would be $649.49, not $539. So if we're making an apples-to-apples comparison, the price difference is more around $100 than $211. And a good chunk of that difference is because European VAT tax rates are higher than US sales tax rates.
If anything, enTourage's margins on international sales are *smaller* than domestic (which I doubt are very large to begin with), particularly when expected costs for warranty work and such are considered.
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1) OK, the price difference is smaller, but it's still ridiculously high. I still need to pay at least $100 more than in USA. And still, there is no assurance everything will work from Poland. So again, just like before with other companies, I'll have to pretend I live in Germany or UK, to buy eDGe and apps and books...
2) I don't know what profit they're making on each eDGe, but it doesn't really matter from my perspecitive. All costs included eDGe will probably cost $800-900 in Europe! And that's simply too much. It's a price for a very good laptop. I don't know what entourage has to do, but they have to do something to cut the price.