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Originally Posted by deviant
It's this limited coverage that encourages piracy.
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First it was DRM, than prices and now limited coverage. Come on, some just need excuses to act illegally.
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Same thing is with prices. Some things that are $20 in the US can go up to $60 in other countries.
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The Bookeen Cybook costs $350 in the States and €350 elsewhere. It comes with a two year warranty in the EU and with one year in the States. But other things are much cheaper in the U.S. than in other parts of the world.
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As you can imagine, this goes a long way in encouraging piracy and is one of the reasons why I prefer digital distribution over traditional channels. That way, everyone gets the same price.
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The same price? What should prevent a distributor to sell electronic goods and services at different prices depending on where the customer lives? If you go strictly by law, every software vendor outside of EU countries has to add VAT for customers in an EU country. Some vendors do, some not. I wouldn't call that "same price", would you?
Alan