ok, lets get creative about this, which currency has crashed in the last 6 months compared to the USD?
On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Kai Koenig <k...@koeni.de> wrote: > Ah, the NZ$ 750 are the boxed version. The license key pricing is a bit more > in line with the AU pricing Zac mentioned: > RRP, all ex GST: NZ$ 505 -> AU$ 371 -> US$ 407 > So - NZ is actually slightly cheaper then :) > Cheers > Kai > > Oh, AUD 407 is ex GST? Ouch, yeah - that IS annoying. > Just for kicks: CFB 2 RRP ex GST is here in NZ$750 => AU$ 551 = US$ 603 > My buy price if I was actually acting as a reseller here in NZ is NZD 460 ex > GST, that's USD 370 - USD 71 more than Adobe themselves charges as retail > pricing as it appears, LOL. > Call that a ridiculous pricing :-) I > Cheers > Kai > > > actually the 407 is the ex GST price, so it's even worse. (GST downunder is > 10%) > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Mark Mandel <mark.man...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yeah, I agree. > > The upgrade price is not as bad - AUD$148.75 (excluding GST), compared to > > USD$109.00 > > Still a hike, given the currency atm, but at least it's not totally > > exorbitant. > > Mark > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Kai Koenig <k...@koeni.de> wrote: > > I'm consistently unhappy about that myself and it comes up with every > > release of anything from Adobe outside the US and the realm of the USD > > pricing. To create a fair comparison you'd have to add AU GST though, e.g. > > you're comparing against AUD 370 and not 407. > > AUD 370 is still way too expensive from a consumer's point of view > > compared to the current exchange rate (particularly because there's no > > shipping involved etc etc etc) - but keep in mind that global corporates > > have to plan with certain exchange rates for funding and budgeting stuff. > > Part of that can be hedged, certainly, but not all of it. It's particularly > > bad in AU and NZ because of the current badly unnatural strengths of our > > currencies - a AUD100 difference between the 274 and 370 is a bit steep > > though after all. > > I said it on Twitter recently when the CS 5.5 pricing was announced - for > > a few of the CS 5.5. products it's cheaper to fly from NZ (prob also from AU > > but I haven't checked) to LA or San Francisco, stay a night, buy CS 5.5 > > there in a retail shop and come back home with the software in your luggage > > and pay customs and GST for it in your country. Also gives you frequent > > flyer miles, status, an included seat for a return overnight flights and > > free food :-) > > Obviously not worth it for only CFB 2 and the AUD100 off - but in case > > you're going to the US anyway... :) > > Cheers > > Kai > > > the pricing is a bloody outrage > > $299 USD == $274 AUD, but they list it as $407 AUD > > FFS adobe! > > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Mark Mandel <mark.man...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Scott Thornton > > <scott.thorn...@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au> wrote: > > Hi, > > Do you guys actually use CF builder? > > I use CFB every day, and have done since it first came out. > > > I wanted to give proper debugging another go, installed CF builder 1 > > three > > weeks ago and attempted to get started. > > When you say 'proper debugging', do you mean step debugging or just > > showing > > the coldfusion debug output ? > > > To be fair, its an environment that I am not famaliar with, but it > > seems > > so slow, so hard to do anything in it, I have so many questions and > > can't > > find the answers. > > Slow doing what exactly? > > > For example: > > My local test site start page is > > http://127.0.0.1/my_site/password/password.cfm, if I view this page in > > IE I > > can see my debugging output and know its going to the correct page > > based on > > the DSN and settings, but the FireFox or IE view ( the tabs next to > > the > > source button) open a page without debugging and I am really not sure > > what > > or where the data is coming from. > > I never use these tabs, so I have no idea ;o) > > > The copy Preview URL option returns > > "my_site/Password/sb_password.cfm".. > > but what server? It looks like its pointing to the settings\DSN that > > retrieve my live database, rather then my test database that I want. > > Again, not sure - but I would expect it has to do with which server you > > have > > it configured to. Right click on your project, and go into the > > ColdFusion > > properties and see what the configuration settings are. > > > Also I have managed to close some of the tabs within the ( lets say > > Snippets view), how do I get them back? better yet, can I "reset" the > > coldfusion perspective entirely? > > You can customize the ColdFusion (or any other) perspective as much as > > you > > would like. > > If you want to add any View: Window > Show View > Other > > Will give you the full list of views you can add to your perspective. > > If you want to reset your perspective, I believe: Window > Reset > > Perspective > > will do the job you want. > > HTH > > Mark > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:cfaussie@googlegroups.com] On > > Behalf Of Chris Velevitch > > Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2011 2:39 PM > > To: ap...@googlegroups.com; cfaussie@googlegroups.com; > > flashaus...@googlegroups.com; AirAussie; Flexaussie > > Subject: [cfaussie] Coldfusion Builder 2 is now available to buy or > > try > > http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-builder.html > > -- > > Chris > > -- > > Chris Velevitch > > Manager - Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney > > m: 0415 469 095 > > www.apugs.org.au > > Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney > > Topic: Panni, Burrito and Hero > > Date: 30th May 6pm for 6:30 start > > Details and RSVP on > > http://apugs.groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=34553 > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > "cfaussie" group. > > To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > "cfaussie" group. > > To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > E: mark.man...@gmail.com > > T: http://www.twitter.com/neurotic > > W: www.compoundtheory.com > > cf.Objective(ANZ) - Nov 17, 18 - Melbourne Australia > > http://www.cfobjective.com.au > > Hands-on ColdFusion ORM Training > > www.ColdFusionOrmTraining.com > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > "cfaussie" group. > > To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "cfaussie" group. > To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > -- Zac Spitzer Solution Architect / Director Ennoble Consultancy Australia http://www.ennoble.com.au http://zacster.blogspot.com +61 405 847 168 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. 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