Guest Martin C Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: If it ain't broke... "PowerUser" <a@b.com> wrote in message news:O8RFejy0HHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Now that you put it this way it does ring a bell. I've always wondered > why Amazon UK appears to be so expensive. :-) > > But then maybe you guys earn accordingly as well, leading to parity in > spending power. > I wish! You really believe that we earn twice as much as an American for an equivalent job? No, it is a pure stomping on the Brits (and other European countries). If Britain provided something that the US needed and did the same to them, they would be up in arms and cause all sorts of political pressure to rectify the issue. Unfortunately, it is not worth us trying as the US would pay no attention anyway. > "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message > news:%2371CtXo0HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> "Martin C" <martinC@invalid.com> wrote in message >> news:46a999cc$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... >>> Although there is higher tax here, the doubling of prices compared with >>> the US and UK is more down to profiteering by MS and other companies. >>> They have decided that as we are to be stomped on for some reason. >>> >>> It is not just MS. >> >> And in fact it's most things US. If you look at almost anything that is >> available in both the UK and US then the UK retail price is usually the >> US dollar price in pounds, without any reference to the exchange rate at >> all. >> > >
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