CS4 Web premium prices

I have moved this from the newgrounds forums since no one knew what I was
talking about. Sorry if this is in the wrong fourm, there was no general/ Web
premium forum, just individual product forums.

I want CS4 Web Premium for christmas, and I am allowed ?200 (I will pay the
rest myself) I currently have studio 8 educational version. (the one with
flash, drewmweaver, fireworks, and contribute) So I wanted an upgrade. I looked
at the upgrade options and noticed that since I have studio 8 I can upgrade to
web premium CS4 for $599, but I don't know if I could do this since its the
educational version and I want the full version. Also, I noticed (I live in the
UK by the way) That from the US store its $599 which is ?372 (it was ?350 last
time I checked, but never mind that) and from the UK store it is about ?540, so
I was wondering why this is and if I could order it from the US and get it
shipped over. So basically, I want to know what the cheapest way of getting an
upgrade from Macromedia Studio 8 Education Version to Adobe CS4 Web Premium,
and weather I could get it from the us for cheaper and have it shipped or not.
This whole lot has got me really confused.

1. Yes, you can simply purchase the upgrade for your educational version.

2. You will need to purchase the upgrade through the UK site. I don't
understand the difference in price myself, but the discs shipped out to the US
are different from the discs shipped out to the UK, and the US versions will
not work for you.

[q]Originally posted by: rritchey
1. Yes, you can simply purchase the upgrade for your educational version.
[/q]
Woot!
[q]Originally posted by: rritchey
2. You will need to purchase the upgrade through the UK site. I don't
understand the difference in price myself, but the discs shipped out to the US
are different from the discs shipped out to the UK, and the US versions will
not work for you.[/q]
aww MAAAN!

I know someone who lives in the US, and my parents have a US credit card (we
used to live there for 4 years) So would I be able to use the credit card and
get ti shipped to them and have them send it to me? Or would it simple not
work. It seems mad that I would have to pay almost twice as much for the same
thing just becasue I like in the UK.

I hear your pain, and have read many an article on just this topic. I don't
understand quite what the difference is, but I know that I have read on
multiple occasions that it won't work to purchase from the US and ship to
yourself.

NNOOOOOOOOOOoooo!!!!! So now I will have to spent almsot twice as much just because I get it from the UK store. Is there ANY way I can get it for about ?370? (thats not illegal)

It is not true that you can't use the US version in the UK. Your computer will
not explode. Alarms will not sound.

I live outside the USA and can confirm that Adobe's prices are ridiculous and
unjustifiable to overseas customers. They can't even use shipping costs as an
excuse (as my local Adobe distributor does), since even the download versions
are overpriced outside the USA.

Adobe will not ship outside the USA, and neither will some retailers like
Amazon. But if you do a Google Shopping search you will find several
legitimate, official online retailers who will sell you the software at US
discounted prices and ship overseas. I always do it this way, and it saves me
hundreds of dollars. The only disadvantage is that Adobe in the UK will not
give you phone support if you have a USA serial number.

As to whether an upgrade using a US serial number will fail if the older
version is a UK serial number, this is not an issue. If it doesn't work, then
you get on the phone to (local UK) Adobe technical support and they should help
you with an authorization code to get the upgrade to work.

Happened to me with CS2. I called Adobe support. They never once questioned
which country I bought the programs in. And why should they care? How do they
know whether I bought the program while on holiday in the USA, or whether I
moved overseas and brought my computer with me?

I'm hoping for Adobe to wise up and join other major software vendors; Sony
comes to mind: I use Acid Pro to produce soundtracks for my Flash movies. I
order directly from Sony USA (Acid Pro is made in the US, not Japan), and the
price is the same no matter where in the world you are. They charge extra for
shipping, that's all (only US$20).

Meanwhile, buy from a legitimate online vendor (NOT eBay vendors; most of
those are bootlegs). There is nothing remotely illegal about it.