Sony sure likes teh europeans money.

[justinian]

disolitude said:

justinian said:

 

Fair enough. My argument wasn't to do with the quality of the thing, it was simply to point out that because something is out of a particular person's budget doesn't mean that those with the cash that want it won't buy it.

But I can't argue with your point regarding HDMI 1.4 and the rest. You are right.

I see...yeah I agree as well. People will always pay more money for something which convinces them that it deserves a premium.

It is somewhat strange that the price of this almost doubled compared to US price...when taking currency exchange in to account. I am aware that Euro price uncludes the tax while the 499 us still needs tax added.

Could it be that Sony as a brand is considered more premium in Europe compared to USA and they can get away with charging more?

It is the way the world works, Dis. A piece of denim cut from the same cloth and mended by the same people can be 50x the price by the time a brand name is stuck on it.

It is not a Sony thing, it is every company under the sun.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/07/31/the-scandal-that-is-microsofts-windows-7-pricing-in-the-uk/