Adobe rips off rest of the World - a warning

[hairy_hats]

I'm still waiting for a UK English version of Windows. :mad:

[benjymous]

That's not unique to Adobe - pretty much any product that gets launched first in the US, then latter in the UK gets a 1:1 dollar -> uk pound conversion

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[martin_hughes]

True - but in terms of downloadable content it's a freaking disgrace.

[Colin Angus Mackay]

Bob1000 wrote:

Guess its time to vote with the feet!

I just hate adobe products. I just won't use any of their products any more.

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[Rob Graham]

Thats one way to compensate for the weak dollar...:rolleyes:

[MidwestLimey]

I wonder if there's a legalese clause in the EULA about regional distribution and licenses?

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I'm largely language agnostic

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After a while they all bug me :doh:

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[martin_hughes]

Probably - but they can KMA if they think I'm paying them a penny more! :)

[led mike]

They are trying to make enough money in advance for when the EU sues and fines them. :-D

led mike

[Lost User]

Bob1000 wrote:

racist

Uh, unless they had a box on the order form that asked "Race?" I'm not sure how on earth they could be accused of being racist just because they charge a higher price in a certain country. Country != Race. Cheers, Drew.

[Lost User]

led mike wrote:

They are trying to make enough money in advance for when the EU sues and fines them.

As funny as that seems, companies do project the cost of doing business. If they're projecting additional costs because of EU judments, you can bet that's incorporated into the local price. Cheers, Drew.

[led mike]

Drew Stainton wrote:

As funny as that seems

Truth is normally funnier than fiction. Since you seem to think I was missing that aspect of my own comment. ;)

led mike

[Lost User]

Heh, no - not at all. I got my thoughts and who I was replying to mixed up. Not unusual for me, I'm afraid. :-D Cheers, Drew.

[martin_hughes]

Good point, I shall write to my MEP and complain - we'll soon see how quickly Adobe cave in :D

[Bob1000]

Was being slightly flippant – but on reflection it can actually it can be construed as racist - trying to think of an example that won’t offend anyone :) For example, if you charged more for people who live in Wales than Scotland, as more welsh people live in Wales than Scots, then you are discriminating against the welsh race. Now whether the welsh can be considered a separate race is another matter, but we like to think we are, and I bet the Scots do! Cheers

[Lost User]

Bob1000 wrote:

Now whether the welsh can be considered a separate race is another matter

Yup, that's the crux of the problem. I'm Canadian. I'm certainly not American, but I am definitely Caucasian and would still be whether I was born on this side of the border or the other. ;) Cheers, Drew.

[l a u r e n]

im with you on that vote with ones wallet and they wonder why people in poor countries pirate software *shakes head*

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[Bert delaVega]

Maybe there's some requirements for overseas sales? Taxes, exports and such. In reality a download is a download but the end sale, regardless of medium, may have other overhead involved. I'm not sure. As a US person, I don't think I've ever bought any software product from a UK company. Even then I couldn't compare it to the US regs for import/export as it would be different, I would think. Good question. But I wouldn't say "Adobe rips off" unless you can substantiate that. It may not seem fair but they may have reasons for it.

[Steve Mayfield]

aren't there fees associated with importing products? Like customs fees or import taxes?

Steve

[Bob1000]

Yes - but at worst this adds up to about 17.5%

[Bob1000]

Yes there is local VAT about 17.5% which they have to charge (like sales tax), but even this can be avoided if a business purchase (and you have a VAT number). As far as exchange rates/commissions go - it’s picked up by the customer on the credit card bill, as is any import duty if a physical shipment. Have not seen this level of abuse with other companies selling from the US to UK/Europe (or vice versa!). Judging by the comments of the service agent I spoke to at Adobe, they find it embarrassing and difficult to justify too! So yes "Adobe rips off" is perfectly justified and substantiated. Come to think it of it, always have had a fair deal and service from the smaller software companies, its big ones that make the buying experience bad!