Ah, the NZ$ 750 are the boxed version. The license key pricing is a bit more in line with the AU pricing Zac mentioned:
RRP, all ex GST: NZ$ 505 -> AU$ 371 -> US$ 407 So - NZ is actually slightly cheaper then :) Cheers Kai > Oh, AUD 407 is ex GST? Ouch, yeah - that IS annoying. > > Just for kicks: CFB 2 RRP ex GST is here in NZ$750 => AU$ 551 = US$ 603 > > My buy price if I was actually acting as a reseller here in NZ is NZD 460 ex > GST, that's USD 370 - USD 71 more than Adobe themselves charges as retail > pricing as it appears, LOL. > > Call that a ridiculous pricing :-) I > > Cheers > Kai > > > >> actually the 407 is the ex GST price, so it's even worse. (GST downunder is >> 10%) >> >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Mark Mandel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Yeah, I agree. >>> >>> The upgrade price is not as bad - AUD$148.75 (excluding GST), compared to >>> USD$109.00 >>> >>> Still a hike, given the currency atm, but at least it's not totally >>> exorbitant. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Kai Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. 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