I'm consistently unhappy about that myself and it comes up with every release of anything from Adobe outside the US and the realm of the USD pricing. To create a fair comparison you'd have to add AU GST though, e.g. you're comparing against AUD 370 and not 407.
AUD 370 is still way too expensive from a consumer's point of view compared to the current exchange rate (particularly because there's no shipping involved etc etc etc) - but keep in mind that global corporates have to plan with certain exchange rates for funding and budgeting stuff. Part of that can be hedged, certainly, but not all of it. It's particularly bad in AU and NZ because of the current badly unnatural strengths of our currencies - a AUD100 difference between the 274 and 370 is a bit steep though after all. I said it on Twitter recently when the CS 5.5 pricing was announced - for a few of the CS 5.5. products it's cheaper to fly from NZ (prob also from AU but I haven't checked) to LA or San Francisco, stay a night, buy CS 5.5 there in a retail shop and come back home with the software in your luggage and pay customs and GST for it in your country. Also gives you frequent flyer miles, status, an included seat for a return overnight flights and free food :-) Obviously not worth it for only CFB 2 and the AUD100 off - but in case you're going to the US anyway... :) Cheers Kai > the pricing is a bloody outrage > > $299 USD == $274 AUD, but they list it as $407 AUD > > FFS adobe! > > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Mark Mandel <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Scott Thornton >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Do you guys actually use CF builder? >> >> I use CFB every day, and have done since it first came out. >> >>> >>> I wanted to give proper debugging another go, installed CF builder 1 three >>> weeks ago and attempted to get started. >> >> When you say 'proper debugging', do you mean step debugging or just showing >> the coldfusion debug output ? >> >>> >>> To be fair, its an environment that I am not famaliar with, but it seems >>> so slow, so hard to do anything in it, I have so many questions and can't >>> find the answers. >> >> Slow doing what exactly? >> >>> >>> For example: >>> My local test site start page is >>> http://127.0.0.1/my_site/password/password.cfm, if I view this page in IE I >>> can see my debugging output and know its going to the correct page based on >>> the DSN and settings, but the FireFox or IE view ( the tabs next to the >>> source button) open a page without debugging and I am really not sure what >>> or where the data is coming from. >> >> I never use these tabs, so I have no idea ;o) >> >>> >>> The copy Preview URL option returns "my_site/Password/sb_password.cfm".. >>> but what server? It looks like its pointing to the settings\DSN that >>> retrieve my live database, rather then my test database that I want. >> >> Again, not sure - but I would expect it has to do with which server you have >> it configured to. Right click on your project, and go into the ColdFusion >> properties and see what the configuration settings are. >> >>> >>> Also I have managed to close some of the tabs within the ( lets say >>> Snippets view), how do I get them back? better yet, can I "reset" the >>> coldfusion perspective entirely? >> >> You can customize the ColdFusion (or any other) perspective as much as you >> would like. >> >> If you want to add any View: Window > Show View > Other >> Will give you the full list of views you can add to your perspective. >> >> If you want to reset your perspective, I believe: Window > Reset Perspective >> will do the job you want. >> >> HTH >> >> Mark >> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Chris Velevitch >>> Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2011 2:39 PM >>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; >>> [email protected]; AirAussie; Flexaussie >>> Subject: [cfaussie] Coldfusion Builder 2 is now available to buy or try >>> >>> http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-builder.html >>> >>> -- >>> Chris >>> -- >>> Chris Velevitch >>> Manager - Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney >>> m: 0415 469 095 >>> www.apugs.org.au >>> >>> Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney >>> Topic: Panni, Burrito and Hero >>> Date: 30th May 6pm for 6:30 start >>> Details and RSVP on >>> http://apugs.groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=34553 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "cfaussie" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "cfaussie" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> E: [email protected] >> T: http://www.twitter.com/neurotic >> W: www.compoundtheory.com >> >> cf.Objective(ANZ) - Nov 17, 18 - Melbourne Australia >> http://www.cfobjective.com.au >> >> Hands-on ColdFusion ORM Training >> www.ColdFusionOrmTraining.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "cfaussie" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Zac Spitzer > Solution Architect / Director > Ennoble Consultancy Australia > http://www.ennoble.com.au > http://zacster.blogspot.com > +61 405 847 168 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "cfaussie" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > -- Kai Koenig - Ventego Creative Ltd ph: +64 4 476 6781 - mob: +64 21 928 365 / +61 435 263 414 web: http://www.ventego-creative.co.nz blog: http://www.bloginblack.de twitter: http://www.twitter.com/agentK -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. 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