I can't remember how many friend of mine came back from the united states with a lot of new stuff. Why? Because approximately all is cheaper in the US, and what I remember date from long time when 1$ = 1.5 (in fact 1$ was equal to 10francs) and even at this time things were cheaper (with or without VAT). A levis trousers for half the price than in France, idem for Quicksilver tshirt, the same for a camera, and I have a lot of other examples (even for software;-))... I don't wonder if e-on are fair or not (and you aren't that fair with them). I will continue buying their products because I think the price is not that expensive for the product you get. I will continue to buy Photoshop even if it is 169$ - 249 for upgrading... It is an habit here in France to pay everything more than in the US, so I wonder why you complain, or maybe your fulltime job is to complain! I read another forum here at renderosity, and I don't remember people crying this way for pricing policy of the other company, not because those company are doing better price but just because this people are not cryer, or maybe not jealous. If you stop buying things that cost more in your country rather than in others, I can imagine your insipid life!