jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

This topic has come up before, and I read an article about it last night. For some reason (greed?) Adobe charges much more for its products for the Australian market. As a matter of fact, Aussies could get PS for less money by flying half way around the world to the United States. From Adobe, “If Australian customers don’t see the value of Adobe’s software, they can buy another company’s software” Robson said. “Alternatively, they can take a trip overseas or import the American version.”

And software companies wonder why software piracy is so common.

http://fstoppers.com/adobe-encouraging-flights-to-us-for-cheaper-prices

Kinopless Loc: Mandurah, Western Australia

One problem with buying it in the US and bringing it back to Oz is that Adobe then refuse you any support..
Apple are exactly the same, iTunes are more expensive in Oz as are iPhones and Macs.
Adobe, Apple and Microsoft were dragged kicking and screaming before an Australian Parliamentary Committee to explain their price discrimination against Oz consumers only last week and failed miserably to justify themselves. I personally don't see anything changing, it seldom does. Another waste of taxpayers funds just to make a noise and appear to be do be doing something.

June Loc: Blue Mountains AUSTRALIA

Hi Jerry,
Apparently there is an inquiry going on now regarding this
not that I suppose it will do any good ...J

jimberton Loc: Michigan's Upper Peninsula

my buddy in Germany flew to new york city to buy adobe master suite. said it was cheaper, including hotels and air fare than buying it in his homeland. that's pretty poor.

as far as adobe support..it sucks anyway.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

In case you wonder where all that money is going...

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/030411-adobe-narayen-compensation.html

FreoJim Loc: Fremantle, Western Australia

Jerry and others - you'd be amazed at he price of pretty-well everything here. Or maybe its that most of the rest of the world is amazed at the continuing low USA prices. I usually buy my photographic gear online from Hong Kong - where it is about USA price levels but I lose any Nikon etc warranty support. A risk I take because otherwise its all 50% if not 100% more in Australia - despite the strong Australian dollar. Adobe PS, on the other hand, because I work for a university and we can purchase an extension to the campus licence for personal home use, I get for almost nothing ;-)

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

You have my sympathies. Although the educational discount sounds tempting, I'm not about to leave retirement and look for a job. :D

Tradscot Loc: Cairns, Australia

On the basis of the positive support for B & H and reported bargain price of Elements 11 about a month ago, I ventured forth and purchased an Elements 11 program at a cost of $usd 111.00 including postage of $31.00. The program arrived clearly marked " ONLY FOR DISTRIBUTION IN NORTH AMERICA". I emailed B & H advising them of this and of the Aust Govt inquiry to the fact that Adobe were Geotagging their product and precluding their product from export from the USA. Sadly their response was "you can still use it, but you cannot register it or get any updates from Adobe". I was really impressed as I felt that it was I who could be, and was "used". So much for positives for B & H, maybe okayfor USA citizens,but not for the rest of the world! BTW the cheapest Elements from a reputable source in Aust seems to be $149.95, that's about double the USA price!!!
My gripe really is against Adobe and their cavalier attitude to the marketplaces of the world and B& H for not having the integrity to say sorry we can't help you......others have since!

jimward Loc: Perth, Western Australia

Hey, FreoJim - When you say you buy from Hong Kong, do you mean Kogan? If not, check it out before you spend another cent. My Canon 650D (body) cost $529 and the "nifty fifty" I bought at the same time was $99. Hard to go past that, and beats flying to the USA to buy stuff.

jimward Loc: Perth, Western Australia

Hey, FreoJim - When you say you buy from Hong Kong, do you mean Kogan? If not, check it out before you spend another cent. My Canon 650D (body) cost $529 and the "nifty fifty" I bought at the same time was $99. Hard to go past that, and beats flying to the USA to buy stuff.

FreoJim Loc: Fremantle, Western Australia

No jimward. I use eGlobal and DWI - I think they are connected but differentiate by including/not including mailing costs in their pricing. Always at least as good as the best USA prices, and a couple of dollars cheaper than the Kogan price you mention, and service is fast with excellent packaging. The downside as I said is the 'warranty' - although as Nikon/Canon makes the things I don't quite understand how they can disown them because they are not being sold through their hugely expensive 'official' outlets here - but overall I'm pretty happy having bought a couple of Nikon bodies and several lenses etc.

leither Loc: Sunny Leith

A year or so ago a UK photo magazine actually called Adobe in the US to try to find out why there was such a difference in the price of Photoshop in the UK & US. The main reply he got was that this was due to language differences of the two countries - Go figure.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

So Adobe thought they were selling their products by the "pound" in the UK?

jimward Loc: Perth, Western Australia

Kogan ship from Hong Kong via Australia in order to offer an Australian warranty, although I hope I never have occasion to check out its authenticity(!).