Choice Australia: How does price discrimination work?

How does price discrimination work? Large tech companies develop copyrighted products. However, despite the fact that these products are identical, AT Microsoft companies sell them for different prices in Adobe different countries - even when they are downloaded. 50%1 Including... 34% more for software $$ 52% more for iTunes CHOICE research in 2012 showed that Australians were paying about 50% more for tech goods than US consumers. 51% more for PC games Because these companies own the copyright for these products they can restrict the flow of goods from where they are cheaper to where they are more expensive. It's cheaper to FLY to the US and back to buy some products than it is to buy them in Australia. Many consumers are also using tools such as VPNS to bypass online geo-blocking restrictions - a legal grey area. choice www.facebook.com/choiceaustralia twitter.com/choiceaustralia CHOICE.COM.AU Companies use geo-blocking to enforce restrictions.