| BedstorfromAP |
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| Fri Jul 03 2009 04:33 AM |
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Windows 7 Pricing. Do we(In the UK) get a raw deal?
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In a recent post about Windows 7 to a US Forum about Pre-ordering Pricing in The US compared to the UK RE: Windows 7 Professional. I said
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This is $99.99 in the US but £99.99 in the UK!! (Minus Internet Explorer)
What is the Maths difference in the Exchange rate Please ? Even the Full Price sounds like a huge gap too!
PS Had a try at the Maths (with Google) and it's close to 100% !
| The_Wanderer |
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| Tue Jul 07 2009 01:22 PM |
Re: Windows 7 Pricing. Do we(In the UK) get a raw deal?
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I think UK users get a rough deal but not just from M$.
Increasing it's a premium we can't afford to pay.
It's not as if they bother to change anything much from US to UK English.
Radical thought once upon a time but if the pricing isn't going to come down then depending on your needs instead of upgrading at the whim of M$ to windows 7 and office 2010 maybe it is time to seriously consider Ubuntu and OpenOffice.org.
| wildthing666 |
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| Fri Jul 10 2009 01:40 AM |
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Re: Windows 7 Pricing. Do we(In the UK) get a raw deal?
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I am sure the US price will be minus the sales tax which I believe varies from state to state whereas the UK price as we all know includes all taxes, and yes the US price will still be cheaper.
| BedstorfromAP |
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| Mon Jul 13 2009 03:56 AM |
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Re: Windows 7 Pricing. Do we(In the UK) get a raw deal?
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Here is an accurate Breakdown on the Prices and Markup Percentages including Europe (Euros)
www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=26434