reverie on 10 March 2008
Heise also reports 199 € / 269 € / 369 € as the new price points. After taking out VAT, this equals $257 / $347 / $476 for Germany (VAT rates differ between EU countries). Microsoft is really close to equal prices in the US and Europe. The only thing else they could have done is putting the Elite down to 349 €.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/104829
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