I can't speak for Microsoft in particular -- I am unfamiliar with their European policies. It's possible that Microsoft makes enough money already. They can afford to take a hit.

Interesting that Microsoft would be held up as an example of a "good guy". That's about the first time that I've ever seen that idea even vaguely hinted at..........but it's another issue.

However, I can speak in general economic terms.

It's so simple that it's difficult to see.

Higher taxes/higher energy costs/higher social costs all work together to contribute to causing the price of doing business to go up.

Generally speaking, companies need to make a profit in order to continue to operate.

So......in areas where it costs more for a private company to do business -- the company is forced to charge more for its products in order to stay afloat.

Once again:

When it comes to economic matters, there is an on-going domino effect. Raising the price of one thing (even apparently unrealated things) causes a ripple effect across the entire system.

It's singularly unsurprising that P6 costs more in Europe than it does in the US. The surprising part is that it still costs as little as it does.

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