I don't think that's anything to do with it.
Just about everything in Europe is more expensive than in the US.
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>> Our much beloved Microsoft have racked up the prices for us poor North
>> Europeans compared to Americans by at least 50%. Do you know whether we
>> can order Vista from the States or will it not work on European
>> computers?
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>>>>>>Our much beloved Microsoft have racked up the prices for us poor North
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> That's because the EU sued Microsoft and MS had to create a special
> version for the EU plus pay a fine. The money has to come from somewhere.
> Costs go up when government meddles in Private Enterprise.
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