How long has Final Cut Pro been £299 ? It said it was £229 in the App Store but I was charged £299 when I received my Invoice. I would really appreciate some help.
The price increase took place during the week following the announcement on 17th January 2017.
Since UK launch in 2011 the price of FCPX in UK has increased by a factor of 67% whilst the change
in the value of the £ to $ has changed by a much smaller value of 24%.( including Brexit )
There must be " other factors" other than exchange rate changes taken into consideration
when pricing products outside of the USA, as the big difference in figures above demonstrates.
You probably didn't notice the price rise at first on purchase as the 2 prices look the same at quick glance
229/299
Hello Russ. I did ask them and they didn't give me an exact time when it was increased. But on my computer it said £229. I had been watching it for the last three months, and it's always been that amount. So when i purchased it today I was shocked to find I'd been charged £299.
Actually if you do the math right, the dollar-converted prices of today are slightly below the price of June 2011:
Today: 299 pounds x 1.22 dollars/pound = 364.78 dollars
June 2011: 229 pounds x 1.613 dollars/pound = 369 dollars
It is also not surprising that these are above the 299 dollars price in the US - the prices on this side of the pond already include VAT. Pretty balanced, I suppose.
The same exercise can be done for Euros.
It turns out the dollar converted value is a bit lower now (318 vs 344 in 2011).
It is cheaper to buy it here in Portugal (299,99 euros) vs UK (299,99 pounds), even as the pound is currently about 1.14 euros, and VAT is much higher in Portugal than in the UK.
Luis
Your figure of £229 for June 2011 is incorrect.
It was in fact £179 on launch in June 2011.
It increased from £179 to £199 then to £229 and now £299
This represents , as I say, an increase of 67% (from £179 to £299).
Far greater than the change in exchange rate over the same period.
thesurreyfriends wrote:
Luis
Your figure of £229 for June 2011 is incorrect.
I see. The figure of 229 was the one that was mentioned. Mistakenly I assumed it was the original price.
It increased from £179 to £199 then to £229 and now £299
This represents , as I say, an increase of 67% (from £179 to £299).
Far greater than the change in exchange rate over the same period.
Now I also see where the 67% figure comes in!
How long has Final Cut Pro been £299 ? It said it was £229.00 in the App Store but I was charged £299 when I received my invoice.
