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J to the P replied on November 18, 2008 15:48 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

And they wonder why people are readily moving over to open source software. I'd like to hear what Adobe have to say about this. And I cannot believe they've ditched Homesite now too. I've moved over to Aptana Studio for HTML/CSS/JS dev, it's open source and less clunky than DW CS3.

SimianE replied on November 18, 2008 15:47 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

I suppose there's not much point in Adobe responding to this - since there's no justification, why would they want to open up the debate?
No... better to remain silent.

Jim Hedley replied on November 18, 2008 15:34 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

They're certainly not alone, but this seems like as good a place as any to start...

Lou Rosenfeld replied on November 17, 2008 19:33 to the discussion "Better body typeface?" in Rosenfeld Media:

Hi Jason, thanks for the note. I'm not a typographer either, and I'm not even sure I remember which typeface it is (Gotham perhaps? that's either the serif or sans serif typeface we're using; not sure which one). But I'll pass this on to the person who lays out the interiors of our books; obviously more than a few of you share this same concern. Thanks; keep'em coming!

Jason Robb replied on November 17, 2008 18:57 to the discussion "Better body typeface?" in Rosenfeld Media:

Chiming in and dropping my 2 cents on this topic.

The body typeface is a bit peculiar. While I'll say it's not hard to read, it is a bit distracting.

Love the header typeface, cover designs, and chapter openings!

Lou, what typeface is the body set in?

Specifically, the upper serif on the "p, m, r, n" for instance, is quite thick. While the crossbar on the "e, a" is too thin. It's awkward, at worst. The contrast between the two, in the word "mental" let's say, is very obvious. The "e" and "a" are too thin compared to the thick stems of the "m, n, t, l." Do you see it?

I've also noticed that the footnotes use the same typeface, but a smaller size. These little differences aren't as noticeable or distracting at the footnote size. In fact it looks attractive.

Perhaps a slightly larger body text would be nice. I'll 2nd (or 3rd) that emotion.

I'm not a typographer, so I claim no expertise. But merely a type aficionado with an opinion.

Keep up the great work! Thanks! =)

Kate replied on November 12, 2008 05:46 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

They have 11 employees on here.. no one from Adobe is going to respond?

Frederick Yocum replied on October 30, 2008 20:08 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

As a resident in the US I am annoyed too. Why should my fellow Adobians being treated so badly? If you want build brand loyality you do not price gouge.

Anthony Williams replied on October 29, 2008 16:17 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

As the dollar gains strength against the pound, it's even worse: in some cases, we're now paying more than double the price - pound for dollar - for the same software.

This has sucked for a long time Adobe - why not do something about it?

vesan replied on October 27, 2008 19:37 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

I live in Finland and I would understand higher price if I would buy localized boxed copy from a store, but don't get it how the basic digital english version can cost me more than an American.

Zbig replied on October 26, 2008 14:20 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

Same for Poland. I was thinking about buying Lightroom and Audition but there's no way I'm going to pay that much penalty just for not living in the US. And that's even for a web download delivery method - oh come on, what's wrong with these people! If they don't want the same money as for US folks from me, they won't get any. Simple as that.

Nathan Pitman replied on October 15, 2008 17:11 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

the very reason I'm not bothering with an upgrade to CS4... I'll make do with CS3 thanks.

Jonas replied on October 15, 2008 16:58 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

So Am I allowed by license to buy an american copy from amazon?

boxman replied on October 15, 2008 16:03 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

Ok, so "Nice Paul reported this problem 15 days ago", "17 people have this problem" and supposedly "9 Adobe employees are ready to listen and respond."

How come there's no response? Anyone get the feeling we're getting the cold shoulder here?

Dragan Babic replied on October 01, 2008 23:20 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

This is very very frustrating. I join the protest.

Paul Boag replied on October 01, 2008 14:24 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

I would like to add my voice to this. I find this is typical of a lot of US companies (yes I am looking at you Apple)

Chatmandu replied on October 01, 2008 13:51 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

Very unimpressed... I won't be upgrading this year due to their ripping off of us folk in Europe!

Rob Hanson replied on October 01, 2008 13:48 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

Hi all, well I solved it by thinking sideways - I now use Adobe Elements 6 for mac & Coda. Saved me a fortune & I don't miss anything that Dreamweaver 8. & Adobe Photoshop 6 had (ok, I did miss Mask Layers - but thanks to a Free mod for PSE 6 I now have those back too. Seems like it's badge snobbery almost - its cool to have Photoshop CS whatever & Dreamweaver
too - but you don't need the most expensive tools to do the job. For instance : how come the cheapest car isn't the best selling one? - easy! Coz it's not the coolest or the one people want to be seen in. Keep thinking Sideways!

fb42 replied on October 01, 2008 11:53 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

Can't us UK folk get some nice US folk to buy us a boxed version and then ship it over (digitally or otherwise)?

Binarytales replied on October 01, 2008 11:44 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

Can't wait to see what Adobe have to say...

Roger Herbert replied on October 01, 2008 11:42 to the problem "Why are UK prices nearly double US prices?" in Adobe:

I'm still sitting on CS1 for this very reason.

I've migrated a lot of my expensive dev apps to indie software that's often a tenth of the price, and far leaner, faster and better integrated with my OS.