Yes, I guess I've had my head in the sand on this.
It's enough to make a girl want to boycott Adobe.
As someone else pointed out, the FREE trial download is available
already...the hard part has been done. It just can't cost that much
more to send an email with a serial number in it to unlock the
purchased version.
I had no idea this was going on.
Lea
On Aug 3, 2008, at 11:04 PM, Howard wrote:
I haven't checked prices for some time, but I suspect you'll find
the same situation applies to all Adobe products, and Adobe's
explanation is exactly that given below...the cost of distribution
and support is lowest in the U.S. and is therefore cheapest to buy
in the U.S.
At the moment I'm lucky - as a teacher I can use a copy at home on
the back of school's educational licence to enable me to teach it!
Howard
lea murphy wrote:
If what you write is correct for Adobe then the price gap would
have been going on all along. From what I understand this variance
in price is new.
Lea
On Aug 3, 2008, at 8:40 PM, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx
<mailto:PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx> wrote:
The difference is the size and cost of the organization in Europe
that sells the products and go around to the retailers and
provide service (ie push the product, talk it up, arrange demos
etc.).
Say in Europe Adobe has 10 employees and they cost Adobe $100
each to maintain.(pay, insurance, auto costs etc). Let say Adobe
sells 20 CS3 in Europe euro nations.
10 employees x 100 = $1000 cost divided by 20 CS3 means to break
even Adobe has to get $200 per CS3 sold.
In the US Adobe has 50 employees which cost $200 each to
maintain and they sell 500 CS3 units. 50 employees times $200
each = $10,000 cost divided by 500 CS3 units =
$20 per unit to break even.
So in the US Adobe needs $20.00 per unit to break even and in
Euro Europe Adobe needs $200.00 to break even.
Or lets say Adobe has no reps in Europe but sends reps and
photographer to push the products in Europe. Then they have not
only pay the employees but pay for airline tickets ( price of
fuel), hotels and food. Also what is considered a bribe in the US
is the normal way some people/cultures around the world do
business. The cost of doing business is different in different
parts of the world.
Roy
In a message dated 8/3/2008 3:44:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight
Time, info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
actually, I can't see the logic here - a download here or in the
States, where's the difference for Adobe?
Laurenz
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