Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices are highway robbery!
On Apr 17, 2008, at 8:16 AM, Glenn Williams wrote: It drives me mad this one. There really is no justification in UK users paying over the odds. There is some justification (though it's pretty minor). Software licensing laws in the UK are different than in the US - they are much more user-centric and implemented to protect the purchaser in many more ways than US users. Wish we had some of the same protections. In the US we have almost no recourse if a product does not function in the manner we expect it to. That's not the case in the UK. These software functionality guarantees and indemnity laws 'force' software developers to charge more for their product. I can't speak about other countries. I personally believe it's a rip off. Anyway. It's generally illegal to purchase software outside of your country. IE, purchasing from a US store and using the product in Australia or the UK. I believe it is 100% against the license you agree to when using the Adobe software products. The price differential is annoying though, no doubt. - jb
RE: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices are highway robbery!
It drives me mad this one.
There really is no justification in UK users paying over the odds.
Glenn
(skint in the UK)
www.flex-ria.com
www.tinylion.co.uk
www.our-little-secret.com
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Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:43 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices
are highway robbery!
No, not wierd: Adobe prices in the UK are between 60 and 120% heigher that in
the US :
For a plain Flash licence, I priced it: It would cost me the same to:
- Fly to NY from London
- Pay 2 nights in a NY hotel
- Buy Flash from Office Depot or similar
Than to buy from the Adobe.co.uk online store in the UK
It's simple: $450 becomes £450 or €450 convieniently forgetting that 1 $US =
1.6 Euros, or that the UK version is not even translated into "UK English"
("color" is still "color" and not "colour").
In French (but tables are universal): Prices in the US, France and UK with the
product markup in percent and constant euros with the US being the base price:
http://www.danielpage.com/archives/32#more-32 (Royaume uni = United kingdom).
Cheers,
Daniel
- Original Message
From: Vivian Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:16:23 AM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices
are highway robbery!
Hi Josh. Sounds weired. But I guess whoever was helping you mixed up
with Australian dollar verses USD. I do not believe that there is any way
that Australian will pay 90% more unless there are any Australian tax!!!
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Peter Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:
That's really weird, given the state of our deflating US dollar.
Adobe, what's up???
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com
<mailto:dznuts%40gmail.com> > wrote:
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>
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> Hi guys,
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> Can anybody point me to a reseller who sells Flex licenses in US$ to non-US
> addressed credit cards? We don't want discs, we're not in Nigeria or Russia,
> and all calls go to the same call centre in India, why the bloody hell
> should Australians pay 90% more for a 40 character string?
>
> -J
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> --
> "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee."
>
> :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
> :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:josh%40gfunk007.com> com
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Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices are highway robbery!
No, not wierd: Adobe prices in the UK are between 60 and 120% heigher that in
the US :
For a plain Flash licence, I priced it: It would cost me the same to:
- Fly to NY from London
- Pay 2 nights in a NY hotel
- Buy Flash from Office Depot or similar
Than to buy from the Adobe.co.uk online store in the UK
It's simple: $450 becomes £450 or €450 convieniently forgetting that 1 $US =
1.6 Euros, or that the UK version is not even translated into "UK English"
("color" is still "color" and not "colour").
In French (but tables are universal): Prices in the US, France and UK with the
product markup in percent and constant euros with the US being the base price:
http://www.danielpage.com/archives/32#more-32 (Royaume uni = United kingdom).
Cheers,
Daniel
- Original Message
From: Vivian Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:16:23 AM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices
are highway robbery!
Hi Josh. Sounds weired. But I guess whoever was helping you mixed up
with Australian dollar verses USD. I do not believe that there is any way
that Australian will pay 90% more unless there are any Australian tax!!!
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Peter Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
That's really weird, given the state of our deflating US dollar.
Adobe, what's up???
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
> Can anybody point me to a reseller who sells Flex licenses in US$ to non-US
> addressed credit cards? We don't want discs, we're not in Nigeria or Russia,
> and all calls go to the same call centre in India, why the bloody hell
> should Australians pay 90% more for a 40 character string?
>
> -J
>
> --
> "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee."
>
> :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
> :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com
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Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices are highway robbery!
Just to clarify: I have converted from US$ to AU$, and the price is still 90% more to buy from Australia. Also, I'm quite sure using a US address with a credit-card registered in another country will not only fail, but probably put the card on a blacklist. -J On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Gustavo Duenas < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Use your credit card in the adobe website(US), International credit > cards use the currency where they are buying, > so in this case USD$, and ask a friend for his address in the US, just for > purposes of billing. > Sounds like cheating but before coming to the US, when I was living in > South America, I bought software online using a > friend mail address. > > > I Hope it helps. > > Regards, > > Gustavo > On Apr 16, 2008, at 10:16 PM, Vivian Richard wrote: > > > >Hi Josh. Sounds weired. But I guess whoever was helping you mixed up >with Australian dollar verses USD. I do not believe that there is any > way >that Australian will pay 90% more unless there are any Australian > tax!!! > > > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Peter Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > That's really weird, given the state of our deflating US dollar. > > Adobe, what's up??? > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > Can anybody point me to a reseller who sells Flex licenses in US$ to > > non-US > > > addressed credit cards? We don't want discs, we're not in Nigeria or > > Russia, > > > and all calls go to the same call centre in India, why the bloody hell > > > should Australians pay 90% more for a 40 character string? > > > > > > -J > > > > > > -- > > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for > > thee." > > > > > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > > > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices are highway robbery!
Use your credit card in the adobe website(US), International credit cards use the currency where they are buying, so in this case USD$, and ask a friend for his address in the US, just for purposes of billing. Sounds like cheating but before coming to the US, when I was living in South America, I bought software online using a friend mail address. I Hope it helps. Regards, Gustavo On Apr 16, 2008, at 10:16 PM, Vivian Richard wrote: Hi Josh. Sounds weired. But I guess whoever was helping you mixed up with Australian dollar verses USD. I do not believe that there is any way that Australian will pay 90% more unless there are any Australian tax!!! On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Peter Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's really weird, given the state of our deflating US dollar. Adobe, what's up??? On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > Can anybody point me to a reseller who sells Flex licenses in US$ to non-US > addressed credit cards? We don't want discs, we're not in Nigeria or Russia, > and all calls go to the same call centre in India, why the bloody hell > should Australians pay 90% more for a 40 character string? > > -J > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee." > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices are highway robbery!
Hi Josh. Sounds weired. But I guess whoever was helping you mixed up with Australian dollar verses USD. I do not believe that there is any way that Australian will pay 90% more unless there are any Australian tax!!! On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Peter Connolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's really weird, given the state of our deflating US dollar. > Adobe, what's up??? > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > Can anybody point me to a reseller who sells Flex licenses in US$ to > non-US > > addressed credit cards? We don't want discs, we're not in Nigeria or > Russia, > > and all calls go to the same call centre in India, why the bloody hell > > should Australians pay 90% more for a 40 character string? > > > > -J > > > > -- > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for > thee." > > > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: [flexcoders] Need help buying Flex licenses in US$ - Intl prices are highway robbery!
That's really weird, given the state of our deflating US dollar. Adobe, what's up??? On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > Can anybody point me to a reseller who sells Flex licenses in US$ to non-US > addressed credit cards? We don't want discs, we're not in Nigeria or Russia, > and all calls go to the same call centre in India, why the bloody hell > should Australians pay 90% more for a 40 character string? > > -J > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee." > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
