Australian Government Releases Report Into IT Price Fixing

elphie007 writes "Fourteen months after the Australian Parliament announced an inquiry into the disparity between IT pricing for Australian consumers, the Committee's final report has been published. The report highlights the importance of IT in Australia, and that Australian consumers are frequently shafted in an uncomfortable manner when it comes to purchasing IT goods and services. With recommendations ranging from the removal of parallel importation restrictions to the possible banning of geo-blocking services, could this mean the end of US bound Adobe shopping trips and the beginning of pricing equality for Australian IT consumers? More reports/analysis is available here and here."

the cause

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It's obvious what the price difference is. It's really expensive for Adobe to have a support call center that's fluent in Australian.

Re:the cause

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OMG why is your text right side up? It should be upside down if you're posting it from Australia in the southern hemisphere!