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Well Oreo, since you're reposting all your information here in a new thread, we'd better post all the responses as well. By the way, I think you're way off base here. Wolfgang has already stated that they sell to all the distributers (USA, EUROPE, AFRICA, etc...) at basically the same price! if there is price gouging, it is most likely by your distributer. the US proce is $549!!! far more than the price of EUR 489 which you are repeatedly bringing up. The us distributers are all selling for < $400 because that is what the competition dictates, and the street price are supposed to be. here's my original reply to you from the other thread: Attached Link: Reiss Studio Orio, you say: "One thing, is to have an announced price and a street price that is more or less determined by the same company (i.e. the producers) in the same country of origin. A whole different matter alltogether is to have an announced price and a street price determined by third party distributors." If you look at Wolfgang's e-mail, I think he's saying that it's ILLEGAL in europe to enforce a suggested street price. You can also read from wolfgang's post that ALL basically the distributers in USA and EUROPE are getting basically the SAME price! in the US the main program's price is $549!!! as you point out, even with the translation rates this is MORE than the european price of EUR 489. He also says that just like USA distributers, European distributers are starting to promote the lower prices. It also sounds like the upgrade you'll be able to get won't go through the distributer that you don't like (Pico) and it seems like he's hinting that it will be at a reasonable price