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Exchange Rates Spell High Prices for Windows 7 In the EU

Posted by timothy on from the congratulations-on-choosing-the-executive-version dept.

CWmike writes "European customers will pay up to twice as much for Windows 7 compared with US users, even though the new operating system will ship without a browser in Europe. Some of the money Microsoft stands to make on the European editions of Windows 7 comes from the weak dollar. Last week, for instance, the dollar fell against the euro the most in a month, hitting $1.41 per euro. For example, Windows 7 Professional, the key retail edition for businesses, will sport a price tag of 285 euros, or $400.60, and £189.99, or $313.84, at Saturday's exchange rate. In other words, EU customers will pay twice the $199.99 U.S. price; U.K. buyers will pay 57% more. And depending on your view on bundling IE, Europe's customers will be paying more for less, with Microsoft's decision to yank IE8 from Windows 7 in an effort to head off EU antitrust regulators, who may still force the company to take more drastic measures."

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  1. Re:Fine by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Flamebait? Mods must have used up all their "senseofhumour" quote over the weekend.

    I'm not leaving Slashdot, I'm not boycotting US products in general, and taking it as a person insult if I did is just stoopid.

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  2. Re:Well, whaddaya know by cliffski · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If you don't like the price, you are well within your rights to stick with XP or vista. That's fine. But claiming this allows you to legitimately pirate it is a bit of a stretch. I've always considered that plasma TV's were overpriced, but this didn't create a feeling on entitlement to take one for free.

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  3. Re:Fine by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    "yes, but we'll always need their pr0n. There's something about an American accent when groaning appropriately..."

    Not to mention our pr0n chicks usually are much better looking...and aren't hairy as a bigfoot.

    Geez, I've seen some foreign pr0n that looks as bad as some of the stuff we had in the US in the 70's. Hell, with some of those chicks, you'd need a machete to get through the 'jungle'.

    I won't even get into them needing to braid the hair under their arms....[shudder]

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