Vista Pricing

It’s an interesting exercise to compare the price differences of Microsoft’s Vista operating system between the US and Europe.

 

For example, the price of an upgrade version of Windows Vista Ultimate is quoted by Amazon in the US as $249.99, while the same software is quoted by Amazon in the UK as £249.99 – equivalent to $487, a markup of almost 95%. I thought we’d got away from the days of simply exchanging the currency symbol when goods crossed the Atlantic, but apparently not. Someone, somewhere is indulging in price-gouging.

 

I wonder if I should just buy it from Amazon in the US?