Submission + - Aussie parliamentary enquiry into software pricing announced (theage.com.au)
elphie007 writes: Australian consumers may finally see the end of being overcharged for software, simply because they live outside the US. Minister for Communications Senator Stephen Conroy (champion of Australia's National Broadband Network), is reported to be finalising the terms of reference for a parliamentary inquiry into software pricing in Australia. Users Down Under have been paying more for software from companies like Microsoft, Apple and Adobe for years. Last week, Adobe announced Australians would be charges up to $1600 more for Adobe CS6. With the ongoing strength of the Aussie dollar against the US dollar, Australians should really be paying less, not more for software & music purchased online.
