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[return to "Apple Stops Online Sales in Russia Over Ruble Fluctuations"]
1. mikhai+Y1[view] [source] 2014-12-16 19:20:32
>>colone+(OP)
A company makes a smart decision to pause sales in order to ensure they're not selling their products at a loss due to the drop on the value of rubies....

One shouldn't expect otherwise.

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2. colech+mb[view] [source] 2014-12-16 20:47:37
>>mikhai+Y1
The mind boggles wondering how a company could lose money selling _digital copies_ of media and software.
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3. qq66+0v[view] [source] 2014-12-17 01:18:01
>>colech+mb
A company loses money when its costs exceed its revenues. If Apple has to pay Warner Brothers a sum contractually specified in dollars for each copy of "Pump Up the Volume" that it sells, it could easily lose money if the rouble falls more quickly than they can adjust prices.
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