Re: Thank you very much Adobe
Re: Thank you very much Adobe
- Subject: Re: Thank you very much Adobe
- From: Martin Orpen <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:10:39 +0100
On 29 Mar 2007, at 09:23, Paul Sherfield wrote:
Why should the UK pay for the US spelling words incorrectly in the
first
place. Surly the US should pay more for the change to non standard US
English? :-)
It is to protect us Brits from the harsh reality of the free
market... apparently.
Here is Adobe's official explanation when they were asked why they
were ripping us off for CS2:
'Adobe products, such as Photoshop CS and InDesign CS - as well as
competitive products in our markets - have remained at comparable
rates in euros to former versions. The issue is that the GBP currency
is at a historic high vis-à-vis the US dollar. The relationship between
the dollar and GBP is volatile, and even economists are uncertain as
to which direction the euro will go next. If changes were to be made to
reflect the currency fluctuation, the customer would be harmed when
the GBP-dollar relationship swings the other way. It would also affect
the European distribution chain as inventoried products change in
value. In this environment, it is difficult for Adobe to continuously
tune
pricing. Therefore, Adobe policy has been to maintain the pricing in
GBPs, so that at least the price the customer pays is not changing in
relationship to GBP-based buying power.'
<http://www.pcpro.co.uk/columns/73568/epilogcreative-prices-a-
ripoff.html>
As the dollar is currently going down the toilet I'd better get my
order in now before Adobe offer me any further protection from "harm".
--
Martin Orpen
<http://www.idea-digital.com/>
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