Alan, I am not defending Apple, because I have not dealt with them, but this could be a matter of terminology.
For some software that I have bought in the past, an "extended download service" would let you download a fresh copy of your purchase for an extended length of time. So, the standard price gives you 30 days or so to download the product, but for a few dollars more you can get a new copy six months from now if your system crashes and you lose your backup. Clint Clint Owen | Sr. Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics | +1 425 743 8674 | Fax: +1 425 743 8113 -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 3:40 PM To: Alan T Litchfield Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com List Subject: Re: Off topic - Parallels price loading Rats. Forgot about image stripping. Shopping Cart Checkout snaphot Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Upgrade, EN......................... Qty 1............. Delivery: electronic................71.11 NZD Extended Download Service................................................ Qty 1.................................................................9.94 NZD Total ........................................................................ ........................................................................ .......................81.05 NZD No prior mention of price loading, by the way. On 18/08/2010, at 10:32 AM, Alan T Litchfield wrote: > Yes, this is off topic. > > I am posting here because I know there are number of other users who > have installed and use Parallels. Has anyone ever encountered this > before? All I can say it must a heck of a lot to send those > electronics all the way across the Pacific. > > > > > I can see no practical reason for charging a premium for downloading > from outside the US. Hidden charges are very annoying and a con. > > Alan > > -- > Alan T Litchfield > AlphaByte > PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 > New Zealand > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as alan at alphabyte.co.nz. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.c > o.nz > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Alan T Litchfield AlphaByte PO Box 141, Auckland, 1140 New Zealand http://www.alphabyte.co.nz http://www.alphabyte.co.nz/beatrice _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as Clint.Owen at craneaerospace.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/clint.owen%40craneae rospace.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We value your opinion! How may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are doing: http://www.craneae.com/ContactUs/VoiceofCustomer.aspx Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crane Aerospace & Electronics Confidentiality Statement: The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------