Re: Thank you very much Adobe
Re: Thank you very much Adobe
- Subject: Re: Thank you very much Adobe
- From: Steve Kale <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:40:48 +0100
- Thread-topic: Thank you very much Adobe
On my, what a load of bollocks...
Vote with your wallet boys 'n girls and shop smart.
Now to an equally interesting question: is CS3 worth the upgrade at all?
(unless of course you own an Intel Mac)
> From: Martin Orpen <email@hidden>
> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:10:39 +0100
> To: <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Thank you very much Adobe
>
> 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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