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Originally Posted by fjtorres
I agree that Sony does labor under the impression that their non-US prices are higher, but Sony seems to expect their various regional units to be independently profitable. So if their european costs are higher, they have no choice but to pass them on to the consumer. (And they don't have anywhere near the content revenues that Amazon has.)
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Certainly one significant difference is that Sony have a large retail presence, and operating a retail business is MUCH more expensive in Europe than in the US. Higher wages costs, higher property and business taxes, etc.