Re: Creative Cloud Pros

[Dennis Radeke] "I understand I can get a Mercedes-Benz a lot cheaper in Germany than in the US - go figure. ;-)"

Well, that's because that M-B is a huge hunk of steel, leather and plastic that needs to be shipped over the pond. For a downloaded product it doesn't make sense at all.

Most application makers I'm buying from have a very similar pricing across the globe for downloads with Adobe being a beacon of darkness in this regard. Don't try to put the blame on various VAT rates as here in Sweden the production bundle is roughly 60% more expensive before the VAT is added. When the 50% FCP switcher rebate was going on it made the cost of purchase here about the same as the US normal price. I know of several friends who buys pre-paid US credit cards to get around this.

So Adobe's international pricing for downloads is ass-inine, plain and simple.