{"id":2796,"date":"2013-09-25T11:47:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T16:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2013-09-25T11:47:39","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T16:47:39","slug":"apple-revises-prices-upwards-in-malaysia-due-to-falling-ringgit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2013\/09\/25\/apple-revises-prices-upwards-in-malaysia-due-to-falling-ringgit","title":{"rendered":"Apple revises prices upwards in Malaysia due to falling ringgit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New iMac&#8217;s have been announced by Apple. 21.5&#8243; models cost RM400 more. 27&#8243; models cost RM500 more. These are the base models suggested retail prices. In the Singapore and the USA, prices have remained the same.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has revised prices in Malaysia due to the weakening Ringgit. That&#8217;s about a 10% increase Malaysians are paying for new iMac&#8217;s. This will probably be reflected for iPhone prices as well. And if things don&#8217;t improve, iTunes content.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Apple%20revises%20prices%20upwards%20in%20Malaysia%20due%20to%20falling%20ringgit&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bytebot.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2013%2F09%2F25%2Fapple-revises-prices-upwards-in-malaysia-due-to-falling-ringgit&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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These are the base models suggested retail prices. In the Singapore and the USA, prices have remained the same. Apple has revised prices in Malaysia due to the weakening Ringgit. 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