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Boycott Vista in the UK!
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. |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
"Gordon" wrote in message
... 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. Sorry, wrong link! (don't know how that one got in there!) Link is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6309651.stm |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
Gordon wrote:
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. Gordon wrote: Sorry, wrong link! (don't know how that one got in there!) Link is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6309651.stm Yes - that does seem to be quite the price jump from US to UK pricing. You could try getting a message through/setting up something via the standard means: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/contactu...e/default.mspx Looking at the pricing, it's almost like there was no conversion done... Examples: (Example 1) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...850283-9421405 (UK Home Basic Upgrade - £99.99) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...TF8&s=software (US Home Basic Upgrade - $98.99) (Example 2) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...850283-9421405 (UK Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - £369.99) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...TF8&s=software (US Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - $378.99) Admittedly - I am not up on my currency exchange rates - but it seems off to me. Perhaps someone who knows the currency exchange rates better can enlighten? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
... Gordon wrote: 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. Gordon wrote: Sorry, wrong link! (don't know how that one got in there!) Link is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6309651.stm Yes - that does seem to be quite the price jump from US to UK pricing. You could try getting a message through/setting up something via the standard means: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/contactu...e/default.mspx Looking at the pricing, it's almost like there was no conversion done... Examples: (Example 1) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...850283-9421405 (UK Home Basic Upgrade - £99.99) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...TF8&s=software (US Home Basic Upgrade - $98.99) (Example 2) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...850283-9421405 (UK Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - £369.99) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...TF8&s=software (US Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - $378.99) Admittedly - I am not up on my currency exchange rates - but it seems off to me. Perhaps someone who knows the currency exchange rates better can enlighten? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Unfortunately this is what tends to happen for anything manufactured in USA and sold in UK - the UK price in £ is the same as $.....OK when the exchange rate is very low, but as it's nearly US$2 to the £ at the moment, is a HUGE difference! It's called ripoff UK..... |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
Shenan Stanley wrote:
Perhaps someone who knows the currency exchange rates better can enlighten? Don't forget to add 17.5% VAT. http://www.xe.com/ucc/ 1.00 GBP = 1.96 USD |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
A google search responded with:
1 British pounds = 1.9625 U.S. dollars Conversion date wasn't given. -- Don Vancouver, USA "Gordon" wrote in message ... "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... Gordon wrote: 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. Gordon wrote: Sorry, wrong link! (don't know how that one got in there!) Link is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6309651.stm Yes - that does seem to be quite the price jump from US to UK pricing. You could try getting a message through/setting up something via the standard means: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/contactu...e/default.mspx Looking at the pricing, it's almost like there was no conversion done... Examples: (Example 1) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...850283-9421405 (UK Home Basic Upgrade - £99.99) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...TF8&s=software (US Home Basic Upgrade - $98.99) (Example 2) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...850283-9421405 (UK Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - £369.99) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...TF8&s=software (US Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - $378.99) Admittedly - I am not up on my currency exchange rates - but it seems off to me. Perhaps someone who knows the currency exchange rates better can enlighten? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Unfortunately this is what tends to happen for anything manufactured in USA and sold in UK - the UK price in £ is the same as $.....OK when the exchange rate is very low, but as it's nearly US$2 to the £ at the moment, is a HUGE difference! It's called ripoff UK..... |
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Shenan Stanley wrote:
Gordon wrote: 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. Gordon wrote: Sorry, wrong link! (don't know how that one got in there!) Link is: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6309651.stm Yes - that does seem to be quite the price jump from US to UK pricing. You could try getting a message through/setting up something via the standard means: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/contactu...e/default.mspx Looking at the pricing, it's almost like there was no conversion done... Examples: (Example 1) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wi...850283-9421405 (UK Home Basic Upgrade - £99.99) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...TF8&s=software (US Home Basic Upgrade - $98.99) (Example 2) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...850283-9421405 (UK Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - £369.99) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Wind...TF8&s=software (US Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate - $378.99) Admittedly - I am not up on my currency exchange rates - but it seems off to me. Perhaps someone who knows the currency exchange rates better can enlighten? Date: 1 in U.K. pounds equals: Exchange rate: 29 Jan 2007 1.96 US dollars (noon) 1.9590 (0.5105) Date: 369.99 in U.K. pounds equals: Exchange rate: 29 Jan 2007 724.82 US dollars (noon) 1.9590 (0.5105) http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html Good thing you guys in the UK are rich... John |
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Gordon wrote:
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. The prices listed, I'll agree, are outrageous. How much of that is V.A.T? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
Bruce Chambers wrote:
Gordon wrote: 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. The prices listed, I'll agree, are outrageous. How much of that is V.A.T? 17.5% Alias |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
Alias wrote:
Bruce Chambers wrote: Gordon wrote: 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. The prices listed, I'll agree, are outrageous. How much of that is V.A.T? 17.5% Alias Ouch! But that still doesn't account for the entire difference, does it? I wonder if Microsoft is charging more in member countries of the EU, since EU courts are imposing such costly, and sometime absurd, conditions on Microsoft, at the behest of European companies that can't compete? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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Bruce Chambers wrote:
Alias wrote: Bruce Chambers wrote: Gordon wrote: 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. The prices listed, I'll agree, are outrageous. How much of that is V.A.T? 17.5% Alias Ouch! But that still doesn't account for the entire difference, does it? I wonder if Microsoft is charging more in member countries of the EU, since EU courts are imposing such costly, and sometime absurd, conditions on Microsoft, at the behest of European companies that can't compete? In Spain, Retail Business goes for over 600 USD. Generic OEMs, however, are about the same as the USA. Weird. We only have 16% VAT. Alias |
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Alias
A technical correction. The rate for an inclusive price is 14.893617% i.e. 17.5 divided by 117.5. 17.5% is the rate of VAT to be added to the price before VAT. The Yanks like driving hard bargains. Lend Lease comes to mind! It could well have been that way since the Boston Tea Party! -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alias wrote: Bruce Chambers wrote: Gordon wrote: 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. The prices listed, I'll agree, are outrageous. How much of that is V.A.T? 17.5% Alias |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
"Gordon" wrote in message ... 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. |
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"Eric" wrote in message
... I hear the price of a German car is higher in the US than in Germany. What's up with that? So don't buy a German car. there's plenty of other choices. Microsoft's actions over the last 15 years have ensured there IS no other choice for the vast majority of people - it's called "monopoly"..... |
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Boycott Vista in the UK!
Gordon wrote:
"Gordon" wrote in message ... 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. Perhaps MS is keeping the excess in reserve to pay future EU fines. Coping with bureaucratic idiocies is part of doing business in Europe. |
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