Right, it is not just the software, check out the car prices (german, japanese cars up to 40% diff), DVDs, Books, Electronics of all kinds...
Europe is today only becoming one market. Compared to US market it is very fragmented and, I think, still smaller. US Market is in all these fields still No.1. For "non US" markets additional costs come along: (branding, distribution, localization, warranties...).
If you consider it all:
they CAN charge + $ is low + market issue = [such a big difference in price]
One funny thing: Sony is one (and only?) company that forces the same (exactly the same) prices of its products 'round the world. Correct me if I'm wrong. Anybody knows Y?
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Right, it is not just the software, check out the car prices (german, japanese cars up to 40% diff), DVDs, Books, Electronics of all kinds... Europe is today only becoming one market. Compared to US market it is very fragmented and, I think, still smaller. US Market is in all these fields still No.1. For "non US" markets additional costs come along: (branding, distribution, localization, warranties...). If you consider it all: they CAN charge + $ is low + market issue = [such a big difference in price] One funny thing: Sony is one (and only?) company that forces the same (exactly the same) prices of its products 'round the world. Correct me if I'm wrong. Anybody knows Y?