iTunes, iExpensive!

Apparently, despite the growth of downloadable tunes from the internet, Apple has been criticised for overcharging in the UK on its iTunes web site. According to the BBC Report, the Office of Fair Trading has criticised Apple's charging model. Charges for downloadable songs are more expensive in the UK than other countries in Europe, and the US.

Apple defend their pricing, suggesting that the economic model in each country affects their charges. However, as this TechSpot post points out, we are entitled within the EU to have the same pricing model as for every other country.

How long are we going to have to pay so much more in this country for everything? whether it's perfumes, CDs, DVDs, clothing, cars, houses or whatever, vendors are taking the mick. This has caused a proliferation of consumers using sites such as CDWow and Play, who in the past at least have got round the UK's prohibitive trade duties by importing from Jersey and Hong Kong. This blog post suggests that the government aren't helping matters in this respect, although these sites are still among the cheapest.Or you can always use Price conparison sites, such as OnlinePriceGuide, or Price Runner to help you source the cheapest goods.