Microsoft ripping off UK consumers; $40 Windows upgrade will cost £39.99 - despite it being a downlo

[It's crispy]

[QUOTE=PLing;37465189]Valve charges the same dollar number in euros and has been for years and nobody is angry about that? They're essentially charging europeans 25% more just by changing the currency symbol.[/QUOTE]

Yeah but before that we had to pay VAT which almost got it to the same price. Of course right now the USD is cheap as fuck but I mean normally

[Hamsteronfire]

Daily Mail?

I see what has been done there.

[profan]

[QUOTE=PLing;37465189]Valve charges the same dollar number in euros and has been for years and nobody is angry about that? They're essentially charging europeans 25% more just by changing the currency symbol.[/QUOTE]

I suppose you've never heard of VAT.

[itisjuly]

50 usd = 40 euro
40 euro + 19% VAT = 47 euro
Not quite 1 to 1 but close, stop crying at valve for doing business legally in Europe.