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We can't compare across countries and continents," said Neil Laver, Microsoft Windows product marketing manager. "Outside the US margins have to be higher for economies of scale."
Apparently there is little difference between the European and US versions of the XP operating system - apart from the language used, obviously. So maybe the cheapest option would be for Brits to combine a US holiday with an IT shopping trip?
"There's nothing to stop you buying it (Windows XP) in the US and bringing it over," admitted Laver. That is, presumably, as long as Her Majesty's Customs & Excise doesn't hear about it
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