XPost: alt.tv.star-trek.next-gen, rec.arts.tv   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-11-09 18:22:52 +0000, s|b said:   
   > On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 11:20:03 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
   >> On 2025-11-08 11:22:59 +0000, s|b said:   
   >>>   
   >>> Surprised to see that it's not 399,99 euro, but 379,99 euro. Usually the   
   >>> price is the same amount as in dollar (1 dollar > 1 euro), so we pay   
   >>> /more/ in Europe.   
   >>   
   >> Many companies, such as Apple, used to do that with their electronics -   
   >> they kept the numbers the same and simply swapped the US$ symbol for a   
   >> UK£ symbol.   
   >   
   > So they stopped doing that? For me, LEGO is the first that doesn't act   
   > like dollar and euro are the same.   
      
   Unfortauntely not for everything. The Apple Mac mini computer, for   
   example, starts at US$599 and UK£599, instead of being about £455 as   
   currency exchange rates from US$ would make it. :-(   
      
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