On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting, My professional license has just expired this month which > means it was only about 12 months ago I got the Premium license. It > didn't specify same country on the logo. > > Yup, checked the dispatch date. 3/3/2010. I guess it depends on who > the sales person is and how much discount they can get away with. I do > like how Microway follow up with an email reminding you to renew. (why > wouldnt they, they get another sale from it). > > Just found this on their website: > "Note2: The situation with some vendors is slightly more complicated > when we are their exclusive Australian distributor. In this situation > we supply the products to other Australian resellers and we're not > able to undercut those resellers in relation to those products. > However, even with those exclusive products, we will still compete and > better the prices from overseas suppliers."
ANd then apply the Aussie exchange rate of 1.07 ? WHich should be making the Aussie sales cheaper, not dearer. They've lost the 'exchange rate' excuse, time to tear another one off their excuse pad. > > Basically it has to be a legitimate website/deal, other than that no > restrictions that I can see. Anyone could throw up a website "selling" > msdn subscriptions. > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Matt Siebert <[email protected]> wrote: >> When I went through Microway (1.5 years ago I think) for VS Pro with MSDN >> Pro they wouldn't match overseas pricing. They had been doing it, but >> Microsoft changed their licensing so that licenses are only valid within the >> country they're purchased from. >> I'd be interested to know if they do match OS prices these days since my >> subscription will be coming up for renewal soon. >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Les Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Greg Keogh wrote: >>>> >>>> Folks, my MSDN Pro level subscription will expire in a few weeks I was >>>> considering upgrading from the Pro to the Premium level so I can get the >>>> Expression and Office suites. I went to Harris Technology where I bought my >>>> last subscription two years ago for about $1500, and that price has barely >>>> changed. I saw on the same web page that the Premium is $3981. After >>>> discussing that price with the misses she determined that it was >>>> financially >>>> acceptable for a two year subscription and how much value we’d get from it. >>>> >>>> THEN ... I notice that the $3981 price is for a Premium _renewal_. It >>>> looks like the full price is $9468. >>>> >>> Renewal @ Amazon US$2103.31 >>> >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Studio-2010-Premium-Renewal/dp/B0038KVCYW/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1304918950&sr=8-6 >>> >>> Visual Studio 2010 Premium with MSDN US$4,842.99 >>> >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Studio-2010-Premium-MSDN/dp/B0038KRM6Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1304918950&sr=8-4 >>> >>> I am sure there are cheaper options than Amazon, but long story short, >>> Australian pricing is a joke, how can a $5k difference be justified!? >>> >>> Anyway, shop around, and as Stephen said, if microway will price match, >>> that seems like a good option. >>> >>> Good luck :) >>> -- >>> Les Hughes >>> [email protected] >>> >> >> > -- Meski "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
