Office* & win* / Vista English versions are the same, in any English
speaking country, eg US, UK, Aus, NZ etc
You can purchase either from US online retailers that offer overseas
shipping. (there are many)
A US credit/charge card is not required.
Shipping cost is not exorbitant and there is no UK customs duty on software.

I have purchased both HW & Software from the US

"Kenny" wrote in message
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Related question, is the US version of Vista different from UK version?
I have a sister in the US, can I get her to buy me a copy there and use it
here?

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Kenny Cargill
"Don Smith" wrote in message
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Eric wrote:
"Gordon" wrote in message
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According to this BBC page
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/press/executives/
users in the Uk are going to be ripped off yet again by being charged
DOUBLE the prices charged in USA. Let's boycott Vista in the UK until
this rip-off culture stops.

PS - if anyone has an email address for the Sales Director of MS UK I
would like to know so that I can ask him to comment on this.

I hear the price of a German car is higher in the US than in Germany.
What's up with that?
I hear those crazy people want us to pay shipping and import expenses
too.

I hear we pay $70 in the US for a jacket they can get for $5 in S
Korea.
What's up with that?

If you don't like the price they charge in your country, come to our
country and buy it and take it back with you.
If they charge $99 here and 99 pounds there, be sure to file another
complaint if the value of a dollar exceeds the value of the pound.
Make sure you factor in the cost to get the product from here to there,
as well as the additional regulations costs to Microsoft to operate in
Europe.
Either all the above or learn about duties and shipping costs. You
might
also think about what happens to a company if they don't make a profit
and
pay employees! I.e. THINK!