Are there any sound reasons as to why the discrepancy should be on this scale?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6309651.stm
2007-01-30 06:50:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
1 word GREED, don't buy it, if we all stick together they will be forced to drop the price, the only way to get cheaper products is not to buy them, but it will take people power to achieve
2007-01-30 06:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by BobC 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's an expression you may not be familiar with, but which is typified by this example - "Rip Off Britain" - a country which seems to be inhabited by a genus, unique in the world, which does not mind overpaying for their products and services. (Though, if we're going to have them, we seem to have little choice)
2007-01-30 07:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
them that live in the uk sorry too say but the uk is one big high rip off i got vista for $100 i see in the uk there askinf for almost £200 for it that is a rip off buy it from the usa buddy dont pay that rip off price in the uk
2007-01-30 07:00:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
perhaps it's due to the extra money/time spent on making special versions of Vista (without Media Player) due to the E.U.'s lawsuit?
not sure if this 'special' build of windows is public yet, but this is my guess.
2007-01-30 07:34:43 · answer #4 · answered by fixedinseattle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget the rate exchange between the countries.
2007-01-30 07:01:12 · answer #5 · answered by chazzer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We always get ripped off here. Our prices are always a lot more than other countries. Why do we live here?
2007-01-30 07:01:01 · answer #6 · answered by Honey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple...because we are willing to pay it. The boys at M$ aren't fools, but it seems we are.
2007-01-30 08:29:56 · answer #7 · answered by A True Gentleman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason everything else is twice the price, we are the most heavily taxed country in the universe, thanks to new labour.
2007-01-30 07:00:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because the US has more Mexicans that cannot afford it
2007-01-30 06:57:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the UK is a ripoff.
2007-01-30 10:41:20 · answer #10 · answered by phil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋