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Ari
Original Poster
7,205 posts
84 months
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How come it's cheaper to buy it in a box posted to my house from a third party company (Amazon) than download it straight from Adobe? Makes no sense.  Are there any cheaper ways of buying it?
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JimmyTheHand
464 posts
11 months
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Ari said: How come it's cheaper to buy it in a box posted to my house from a third party company (Amazon) than download it straight from Adobe? Makes no sense. Are there any cheaper ways of buying it? same was true Adobe to post an upgrade copy of their "Web Premium Suite" - it was actually dearer to download from them than have adobe ship it out. But don't look for sense from Adobe - you'll be looking a long time  You might be able to get an OEM copy with some hardware (often an older version) - which can workout cheaper if you were buying hardware anyway (I got a copy with my graphics tablet)
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Ari
Original Poster
7,205 posts
84 months
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Thanks for that. Guess I may as well buy from amazon then. Just thought I must be missing something!
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flat-planedCrank
2,954 posts
72 months
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Ari said: Thanks for that. Guess I may as well buy from amazon then. Just thought I must be missing something! Bought Photoshop from Amazon too... Maybe they rely on people who need the software immediately to pay a premium? *shrug*
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peter tdci
68 posts
19 months
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If you are buying from Adobe, the price difference is down to VAT rates.
For the UK, they are based in the Republic of Ireland, so VAT on downloads is 23%. If you get the boxed version, I suppose that it's shipped from within the UK, so VAT is 'only' 20%.
I suppose Amazon can charge what they like (within reason?).
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