[Leica] Expensive software

[john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)]

Many things cost more in NZ than the USA (Leica is an exception ;-)), the 
recent thread on Epson 3880 where it was 800USD, the NZ price is 2000NZD and 
the difference is even bigger on the larger printers :-(

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
>  Goeff,
> Is this really true? It's from an Adobe press release.
> "Australians frequently complain about the price of imported software, and
> rightfully so. From operating systems to applications, the price of 
> software is
> typically 50% or so higher than it is in the United States.
> In fact, the price of Adobe Creative Suite (of which Photoshop is one of 
> the
> most famous elements) is so expensive in Australia ($4,334 as of mid-2013),
> that it?s actually cheaper to book a round trip flight to the U.S. and 
> purchase a
> copy while visiting for $2599. Based on the average cost of flights over 
> the
> last year, you?d save around $600 pulling the stunt.
> While it would be easy to blame import tariffs or other government
> intrusions for the absurdly high prices, the blame rests almost entirely 
> on the
> software publishers. The Australian government has conducted multiple
> inquiries into why local prices are so high, going as far as summoning
> representatives from Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe to justify why they gouge
> Australian purchasers so severely."
> Larry Z
>