Its put a massive downer on what should have been an exciting week. Im moving into video editing etc so was considering the Production premium CS3 suite, but a 200% markup is criminal.
And as Mike said, for a digital download, wtf indeed. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: 29 March 2007 09:57 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] The great CS3 Swindle It's a ridiculous situation that, sadly, seems to be true of a lot of software. But it's particularly bad in this case. Here's some full list prices, using today's exchange rate. CS3 Design Premium UK: £1655.58 (=$3256.69) US: $1799.00 Markup: 181% CS3 Design Standard UK: £1051.62 (=$2068.64) US: $1199.00 Markup: 172% CS3 Master Collection UK: £2313.58 (=$4551.04) US: $2499.00 Markup: 182% CS3 Production Premium UK: £1655.58 (=$3256.69) US: $1699.00 Markup: 191% CS3 Web Premium UK: £1404.12 (=$2762.04) US: $1599.00 Markup: 172% CS3 Web Standard UK: £828.38 (=$1629.51) US: $999.00 Markup: 163% Flash CS3 Pro UK: £574.58 (=$1130.25) US: $699.00 Markup: 161% That's one hell of a shipping cost. *wonders who to write to at Adobe* Ian On 3/28/07, Joe Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone checked out the international prices on CS3? > > I can hardly believe how badly the UK is getting fleeced. > > I'm upgrading from CS1 Creative Suite and Studio 8 to CS3 Design > Premium. In the US that's $599.00 dollars, but in the UK pounds it works out to £703.82. > Take the exchange rate into account and UK customers are paying... > > > 1,384.51 USD!!! > > Sales tax in the UK is 17.5% but the Adobe price hike is a whopping > 231% - W T F? > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
