Vista Pricing

A newsletter stated that Vista Home Basic is priced at US $ 60 in China.
Its available for $ 109 in Pakistan and $ 350 in the UK.
Can anyone explain the difference in prices of the same product in different
countries ?

Farid

"farid" <> wrote in message
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>A newsletter stated that Vista Home Basic is priced at US $ 60 in China.
> Its available for $ 109 in Pakistan and $ 350 in the UK.
> Can anyone explain the difference in prices of the same product in
> different countries ?
>
> Farid


I can take a guess.

The China price is to compete with the Pirated copies floating in China.

The Pakistani price is the normal price.

The EU price is to collect the monies that Microsoft had to pay for the EU
lawsuit against MS.

Read an Economics 101 text. Prices are set by Manufacturers an
Distributors to maximize their expectation of profit. Most product
have different prices in different markets and software is no exception
Price vs income levels, piracy, competitive pressures, distributio
costs, etc all have an influence in setting a suggested selling price

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kws