Software Price Gap Between the US and Europe

Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 29, 2008 @01:08AM from the we'll-trade-cheap-software-for-cheaper-cheese dept.

Kensai7 writes "A quick comparison between same versions of mainstream software sold in the USA and the EU markets show a big difference in the respective price tags. If you want to buy online, let's say, Adobe's Dreamweaver CS3, you'll have to pay $399 if you live in the States, but a whopping E570 (almost $900 in current exchange rates!) if you happen to buy it in Germany. Same story for Microsoft's newest products: Expression Web 2 in America costs only $299 new, but try that in Italy and they will probably ask you no less than E366 ($576!). How can such an abyssal difference be explained? I understand there are some added costs for the localized translated versions, but I also thought the Euro was supposed to be outbuying the dollar. Where's the catch?"

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Only on Slashdot by theolein · 2008-07-29 09:42 · Score: 1, Troll

Why, for the love of christ, does any fucking post on slashdot that mentions some or difference between the USA and Europe descend into a hate filled slagging match by dolts who know almost nothing about the other region and touchy nationalististic dolts who take offense and go into denial on any subject?