Windows 7 Pricing. Do we(In the UK) get a raw deal?

[BedstorfromAP]

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) [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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What is the Maths difference in the Exchange rate Please ? Even the Full Price sounds like a huge gap too! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

PS Had a try at the Maths (with Google) and it's close to 100% ! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

[The_Wanderer]

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]

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]

Here is an accurate Breakdown on the Prices and Markup Percentages including Europe (Euros)

www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=26434