Price increase Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple's UK prices rise after VAT increase

by Chris Rawson (Jan 3rd, 2011)

Several European countries saw their online Apple stores go down for several hours earlier today, with the familiar yellow sticky note greeting customers in the UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and others. Some speculated this meant a new product launch, but stores in Asia/Pacific and North ...

Taiwanese Apple suppliers may be forced to raise prices

by Sam Abuelsamid (Nov 11th, 2010)

While the modern global economy has allowed companies in far-flung parts of the world to get into manufacturing, one of the many issues they face is exchange rate fluctuations. Electronics manufacturers in Taiwan are currently feeling the pinch as the Taiwan dollar has climbed more than other ...