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Aussie Parliamentary Inquiry Into Software Pricing Announced

Posted by Soulskill on from the but-it-takes-special-engineering-to-work-upside-down dept.

New submitter elphie007 writes "Australian consumers may finally see the end of being overcharged for software simply because they live outside the U.S. Minister for Communications Senator Stephen Conroy (champion of Australia's National Broadband Network) is reported to be finalizing the terms of reference for a parliamentary inquiry into software pricing in Australia. Last week, Adobe announced Australians would be charged up to $1,600 more for Adobe CS6. With the ongoing strength of the Aussie dollar against the U.S. dollar, Australians should really be paying less, not more for software & music purchased online."

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  1. To be fair by symbolset · · Score: 5, Funny

    Translating text and manuals to Australian isn't free.

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    1. Re:To be fair by Netshroud · · Score: 5, Funny

      All you have to do is script 180 degree rotation on every page.

    2. Re:To be fair by fostware · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just rename the UK English...

      It's not like the US doesn't know Engli...

      Nevermind....

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    3. Re:To be fair by blind+biker · · Score: 2, Funny

      All you have to do is script 180 degree rotation on every page.

      And insert "cunt" wherever appropriate^Wnecessary.

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  2. You americans are THEIVES!!! by cheekyboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comon now, you can sell stuff cheap in singapore, or to mexico, or to canada, but let it pass through one middle mad on its way to australia and that FAT asshole prick will bump up the prices 30%. Its like USA is so advanced , but asking it to ship products outside USA zones is like asking them to ship to mars or something. Yet UK/europe/asia, they can ship anywhere TWICE as quick. Why is it stuff from UK arrives in 1/3rd the time than USA stuff? Is it the DHS scanning 50 planes/hr ?

    And adobe, screw your resellers, just sell your shit 100% online.

    Resellers OFFER NOTHING in the internet world, sure in 1990 they did advertise and offer support, today none.

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