Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, I think I see how this works. I went to the Adobe Australian site and see the upgrade to CS6 is 337AS(AUD), which is USD 350. This must be because I am signing in from a U.S. address? I'm guessing that if I had signed in from a site in oz I would see USD 525? Or from an address in Spain I would see a much higher price for LR4 than 129 euro? It makes no sense to me that a download would be so much higher than the currency conversion and the VAT would indicate. Ken On 4/25/2012 5:48 PM, John McMaster wrote: > The upgrade for my CS5.5 to CS6 is 525USD (download) on the USA site, my > local Adobe store has it for 800AUD (download - 830USD) and still waiting > to hear the NZ retail price........ > > john > ________________________________________ > > > There must be more than one distribution route. On the Adobe Spain site > I looked at, LR4 is 129 euro, which is approximately the USD price plus > VAT. > > Ken > > On 4/25/2012 12:54 PM, Marc Dufour wrote: >> Ken, >> >> More and more interesting. >> I've been looking for information about import duties in UE, but it seem >> it's information reserved for pros, I don't know. >> It's usually around 10%, but the local taxes are very different in each >> country. >> For an example, the price of a graphic design program I use every day, >> CorelDraw, which is 499$ in USA, is 771$ in GB, 933$ in Spain, 945$ in >> France... >> In Spain, the Vat is 20%, so: 499 $ + 10% +20%: around 658 $, not 933$. >> I don't understand :( >> Marc >> >> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Ken Carney<kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: >> >>> Marc, >>> >>> Interesting. Do you know why the price differences? Local taxes, >>> import duties? I would think Adobe would not arbitrarily raise the >>> USD price unless to absorb some offsetting cost or tax? Just curious. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> >>> On 4/24/2012 2:52 AM, Marc Dufour wrote: >>> >>>> Interesting trend... >>>> >>>> Another example, form this morning: >>>> Price for Photoshop CS6 in USA: 699 USD (Adobbe online shop) Price >>>> for Photoshop CS5 (CS FIVE) in Spain: 1319,54 USD (Spanish Adobe >>>> online shop) >>>> >>>> I could give more examples, as scandalous as this one. >>>> The way the great US companys make themselves greater and greater. >>>> A shame. >>>> Marc >>>> >>>> John McMaster<john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> ha escrito: >>>> >>>> I live in the capital city, I have also been to most large cities in >>>>> Australia. I have lived in London and visited B&H so know what I am >>>>> missing in Aus/NZ. >>>>> >>>>> I think Americans do not realise what it can be like for the rest of >>>>> the world. I have a query with Epson NZ; the 7900 retails for $4K >>>>> USD but with a current offer making it $3K USD. The price in NZ is >>>>> +$7700USD+local tax - that is a huge difference..... >>>>> >>>>> john >>>>> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >