Hi
I’m thinking about upgrading from MX to Dreamweaver 8.
Looking at macromedias website it cost:
239 Euro = 1783,73 Dkr
or
199 $ = 1219,47 Dkr
That’s A BIG difference. Of course I rather buy from the US.
Does anybody
know why the prices are SO different? Are there a hidden tax
or……??
Helle 
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Helle wrote:
> 239 Euro = 1783,73 Dkr
> or
> 199 $ = 1219,47 Dkr
>
> That’s A BIG difference. Of course I rather buy from the
US. Does anybody
> know why the prices are SO different? Are there a hidden
tax or……??
No, there is no tax on imported software in the EU (apart
from VAT).
When questioned about the price difference in the UK for
Photoshop,
Adobe explained that prices are fixed in local currency, and
the
“customer would be harmed” if the exchange rate went swung
the opposite
way. However, the price difference is so big, the pound
and/or euro
would have to drop by an almost catastrophic level before
Europeans
ended up paying more than in America.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/75725/ripoff-britain/page2.html
Unfortunately, Adobe also has a policy that prevents US mail
order
companies from fulfilling orders received from outside the
US.
–
David Powers
Author, “Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8″ (friends of ED)
Author, “Foundation PHP 5 for Flash” (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/
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Hmmm, thanks for the explanation. Not really the answer I’d
hoped for…..
of course.
Spending more money than the americans seems unfair to me *s*
Helle
“David Powers” <david@example.com> skrev i en
meddelelse
news:e1d46m$mkl$1@forums.macromedia.com…
> Helle wrote:
>> 239 Euro = 1783,73 Dkr
>> or
>> 199 $ = 1219,47 Dkr
>>
>> That’s A BIG difference. Of course I rather buy from
the US. Does anybody
>> know why the prices are SO different? Are there a
hidden tax or……??
>
> No, there is no tax on imported software in the EU
(apart from VAT).
>
>
http://web.ita.doc.gov/ITI/itiHome.nsf/9b2cb14bda00318585256cc40068ca6 9/02a8ed8c1550b42a85256d8100739caa!OpenDocument
>
> When questioned about the price difference in the UK for
Photoshop, Adobe
> explained that prices are fixed in local currency, and
the “customer would
> be harmed” if the exchange rate went swung the opposite
way. However, the
> price difference is so big, the pound and/or euro would
have to drop by an
> almost catastrophic level before Europeans ended up
paying more than in
> America.
>
>
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/75725/ripoff-britain/page2.html
>
> Unfortunately, Adobe also has a policy that prevents US
mail order
> companies from fulfilling orders received from outside
the US.
>
> —
> David Powers
> Author, “Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8″ (friends of
ED)
> Author, “Foundation PHP 5 for Flash” (friends of ED)
>
http://foundationphp.com/
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Just a big rip off. Buy shares in Adobe – then you can get
your money back – when and if the mighty dollar ever gets off its
knees.|||
“whatalotofrubbish” <webforumsuser@macromedia.com>
wrote in message
news:fh6qv0$e0o$1@forums.macromedia.com…
> Just a big rip off. Buy shares in Adobe – then you can
get your money
> back – when and if the mighty dollar ever gets off its
knees.
I wish Mrs. Kroes did something about it now that she settled
things with
Mr. Balmer
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fair-pricing-for-european-software .html
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