For those prices it would literally be cheaper to fly out to the US to buy
it.
Adobe has FUBAR'd these prices - we demand an explanation - but who from?
On 3/29/07, Ian Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's a ridiculous situation that, sadly, seems to be true of a lot of
software.
But it's particularly bad in this case.
Here's some full list prices, using today's exchange rate.
CS3 Design Premium UK: £1655.58 (=$3256.69) US:
$1799.00 Markup: 181%
CS3 Design Standard UK: £1051.62 (=$2068.64) US: $1199.00
Markup: 172%
CS3 Master Collection UK: £2313.58 (=$4551.04) US: $2499.00
Markup: 182%
CS3 Production Premium UK: £1655.58 (=$3256.69) US: $1699.00 Markup:
191%
CS3 Web Premium UK: £1404.12 (=$2762.04) US: $1599.00
Markup: 172%
CS3 Web Standard UK: £828.38 (=$1629.51) US: $999.00
Markup: 163%
Flash CS3 Pro UK: £574.58 (=$1130.25) US: $699.00
Markup: 161%
That's one hell of a shipping cost.
*wonders who to write to at Adobe*
Ian
On 3/28/07, Joe Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Has anyone checked out the international prices on CS3?
>
> I can hardly believe how badly the UK is getting fleeced.
>
> I'm upgrading from CS1 Creative Suite and Studio 8 to CS3 Design
Premium. In
> the US that's $599.00 dollars, but in the UK pounds it works out to
£703.82.
> Take the exchange rate into account and UK customers are paying...
>
>
> 1,384.51 USD!!!
>
> Sales tax in the UK is 17.5% but the Adobe price hike is a whopping 231%
- W
> T F?
>
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