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Originally Posted by spark240
Well, Markus should probably just charge everybody the euro price then.
No, things are sold at different prices in different markets all the time. If I had the choice, I'd take the European economy and the European price in a flash. Nobody over here needs to feel sorry for them.
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If they can charge everyone the same price, perfect.
The inequity comes from having the same product, with no, say, shipping costs, location advantage, or anything that can increase the value of the product, at a different price for different people. I can understand electricity being cheaper in Québec than at the North Pole, and I can understand a cup of coffee being more expensive at the metro station than in a suburb Tim Hortons. But, I have trouble seeing something of the sort for OOTP. We get the same product, which costs as much to "ship", and there is no benefit to buying the game in Europe rather than North America. (Also, note that I've paid the US price for every version of OOTP - when the exchange rate sucked for OOTP3, and when the exchange rate ruled for OOTP8 - I don't think the value of the currency has anything to do with this).
If, for example, Vizaweb charges more for European countries, for some reason, then I don't have a problem with OOTP's decision. If OOTP decides that it wants to make a profit of, say, 30 bucks on every copy sold, and Vizaweb charges 10 dollars extra in the USA and 15 eur extra in Europe, then I don't have a problem with OOTP's decision. I'd have a problem, however, if every cost related to putting the game out was the exact same and OOTP decided that instead of charging everyone 45 dollars, some would get it at 40 dollars and some at 55 dollars or whatever.