First time this app has been discounted. My guess, expires very soon.
PS. if you don't know what it's for, don't waste your money.
iOS Australian Appstore, "iSSH - SSH / VNC Console", was US$13 now US$1
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US$0.99+currency conversion+Apple's Australia tax=AUD$1.29
yeah .. why don't you give the price in euros next time it would be just as relevant.
Possibly the best answer to give.
Far, far too many whiners on here, bickering over a few cents.Many thanks for the heads up OP, I'll be keen to take advantage of this deal, especially as its saving me over $10.
I don't give a flying fish about the 30c that Apple imposes.
It includes GST
I pay GST upon purchase of iTunes gift card, not on purchase of item. So, both, US$0.99 and AUD$1.29 are GST-free amounts.
I pay GST upon purchase of iTunes gift card,
App sales include GST
http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/au/terms…Not everyone uses a gift card, you can pay by credit card in the app store.
I haven't given Apple my credit card, so, I haven't thought about it until now.
Can you confirm that there's no GST charged on credit-card purchase?
If the answer is "no", that is, Australian App Store item prices include GST, then indeed, I am paying GST twice - once on the gift card and second time on the item.The gift card should not include GST. It's like buying a pre-loaded credit card.
The gift card should not include GST.
AFAIK, everything you buy in b&m store, except certain government-deemed essentials (a compromised to the Greens by Howard for support), include GST.
However, looking at it again, since I am getting the same amount of credit as I paid in for the card, Apple is compensating me for the GST. Whilst $20 gift card is actually worth $18.18 (because the 10% of $20 goes to Government, not Apple), the purchase value of card in the App Store is still $20.
So, I guess you're right (and I am wrong) - as far as my effective credit goes, I didn't lost 10% to GST when purchasing the card (even though I pay it), but I do on the item. Kudos.
"I pay GST upon purchase of iTunes gift card, not on purchase of item. So, both, US$0.99 and AUD$1.29 are GST-free amounts."
How can the $1.29 be a GST free amount? As JV asks, what about those paying by credit card? You pay a GST inclusive price (eg $20) to prepurchase a GST inclusive iTunes credit (eg $20) which you can use to buy GST inclusive items (eg this $1.29 item) from the iTunes store.
From the ATO website
The Division requires that GST is payable on the supply made on redemption of the voucher if that supply is a taxable supply, rather than at the point of supply of the voucher itself.
Itunes cards are not taxed, as the GST will be applied when the iTunes card is redeemed for a taxable product, in this case the app. The sale of the app/music/movie is where the GST is applied.
Hence the US price of 99c by our exchange rate = $A1.09 plus GST (say 11c) = A$1.20
If you paid GST on the gift card you would pay GST twice.
(OANDA inter-bank exchange rate shows $1.06510, however, even going by your figures) $1.29-$1.20=$0.09 is Apple's Australia tax.
I wasnt defending your Apple tax. I was saying that Gift cards are not taxed. And explaining that the app price includes the GST, and then the rest is the true variance, rather than your original inference that the Apple Tax was around .20 rather than .9 to .13490
But to address the point you are making.
The prices are set for a period of time, they cover a range, so sometimes they will make extra like now and other times they lose, its an average over time and is probably set by forward exchange rate predictions.
Last week they were losing money over the exchange rate, by your definition would that have been Apple's gift. Or do you propose that the prices fluctuate each day or each week according to the exchange rate.
Also do some research on forward exchange rates, these are often lower than spot rates, as the provider of these rates builds in a risk cost factor.
I conceded the GST point to jv well above (see "Kudos").
Last week they were losing money over the exchange rate,
I am yet to notice this - all prices I have previously compared, Apple came out on top (and the exchange rate only determined the extent of this).
GST is charged on credit card purchases in the iTunes/App Store.
GST is also charged when you purchase a gift card. GST is NOT charged when you purchase an item using a gift card (because gift cards are not currency, it's just like Microsoft Points).
@guidedlight
I think you have this wrong. I bought my computer at myer using gift cards and the invoice shows 10% GST on the purchase price, and I got all that GST back from the government when I used the TRS scheme on a trip.Also how would this work when gift cards are used say at Woolworths when some food items are GST free.
I checked my info at the ATO website.
But I will admit I might be wrong. Can you give some insight into where we might find that your answer is correct, because to me the gift card is an exchange of currency not goods.
Now gift cards that are not dollar based eg. Entry ticket/phone card etc, are different and do have GST added.
@AlexF
I wasnt saying you didn't concede this I was just verifying what JV said. As you can see its a hard topic to fully comprehend.
I didnt intend to criticise, I was trying to explain the situation. Having been involved business wise with certain prepaid cards, I know many are exempt from GST (which BTW for a business it's wise to have an ATO ruling made, so a business doesn't mistakenly charge no GST then find they have to eat the error themselves)
Australian prices were originally AUD 99c and now $1.29 If the US price was USD 99c then AUD99c less the GST was lower than USD 99c. Or are we talking about something else?
Thanks OP. Wanted this app for a while.
Oh man thanks so much! I've been waiting ages for at least a small price drop… This is a bargain!
I have no idea what this app does but I purchased as I figure it will make me look intelligent in the morning train commute. As others play flappy bird and candy crush I will be busy working out what iSSH and VNC acronyms actually mean. If anyone asks what I'm doing I have planned my response "oh! I'm just tunneling my RDP client" then go back to looking busy on my VGA BBS ANSI compatible fonts.
01101100 01101111 01101100
I can't get past the first level?
Stuck on the pizza level again?
I've heard the SSH and VNC acronyms before.
Could this app help me create a GUI interface in Visual Basic if I wanted to track someones IP address?
GUI interface
LOL Loud!
he just needs something like good old windows shell from dos days :P
double slap in ter face
This one time in iSSH, I created a tunnel in my Linux box.
I created a tunnel in my lunch box.
Excellent app. I bought it a while ago at normal price with no regrets.
Not to piss on the parade but SSH users on iOS should really check out "Prompt"
Prompt is $9.99 :(
It is well worth it I can assure you. The shortcuts. The iPad app. The fluidity.
Get work to pay for it :P
To my surprise, this thing I'm holding and pushing buttons on all the time makes this funny ringing sound and voices start coming out of it. That's when I remember… It's supposed to be a phone!
Wow, $13 for an SSH app? iOS apps sure are pricey.
Doesn't the Australian store charge in AUD?
AUD$1.29