US GDP per capita = $39,319.40
China GDP per capita = $5,453.31

Or put another way: $150 dollars in China would be the same as charging $1200 for a Vista license in the US

Mark you I wouldn't be too outraged, if I were you. Vista Basic is 150 GBP here. That's $300.

Can I be a bit unhumble and point to the service my company produces: the Mobizines client. It's an off portal content browser for when your phone is out of range, or when you just fancy something cooler than a mobile web browser session. Oddly enough we do cnet.co.uk too, good to see the separation between editorial and marketing at cnet is as strong as ever, as I'd have said we're top five. But I'm biassed. We're at http://www.mobizines.com/