31 January 2007
Vista Pricing Unfair (Continued)
Now that Vista is on sale, the prices for Britain and France are posted again on Amazon.
Remember the US price for Vista Ultimate was 379.99 USD (sale price) - 399.00 USD (full price). The full list of prices that were previously listed can be found here for comparison between the countries Amazon.com offers the software.
UK £353.99 (sale price) - £369.99 (full price) - 694.953168 USD (sale price) - 726.364368 USD (full price)
France 606.54 Euro - 786.136494 USD
All of the versions are the English language version and the difference between Germany's price and France's price raises even more concern. Both are in the same currency, the same language, but the price in France is considerably more than the German prices and is actually the most expensive location to buy Vista. With the French government's push toward open source software, it leaves one wondering if it is not a retaliation for their interest in OSS.
Remember the US price for Vista Ultimate was 379.99 USD (sale price) - 399.00 USD (full price). The full list of prices that were previously listed can be found here for comparison between the countries Amazon.com offers the software.
UK £353.99 (sale price) - £369.99 (full price) - 694.953168 USD (sale price) - 726.364368 USD (full price)
France 606.54 Euro - 786.136494 USD
All of the versions are the English language version and the difference between Germany's price and France's price raises even more concern. Both are in the same currency, the same language, but the price in France is considerably more than the German prices and is actually the most expensive location to buy Vista. With the French government's push toward open source software, it leaves one wondering if it is not a retaliation for their interest in OSS.
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