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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Reduce or 'bring into line' software prices so that software sold in the US should be of a similar price to software sold in the UK. More details

Submitted by Matt Lakin – Deadline to sign up by: 08 March 2008 – Signatures: 234

Petition update, 20 March 2008

You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "Reduce or 'bring into line' software prices so that software sold in the US should be of a similar price to software sold in the UK."

The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page15122.asp

Prime Minister's Office

More details from petition creator

Computer software prices are generally higher in the UK, than the same product in the US. An example of this would be Microsofts new Operating System Vista. In the UK you will pay around £220 for the Home premium version of Vista, but in America you could pick up the same software for $230.00 (£115). The same applies to many software houses; and download sites. The country is per capita more wealthy, yet we have to pay sometimes in excess of 100% more for the same product.

Current signatories

Matt Lakin, the Petition Creator, joined by:

  • L MacDonald
  • Tim Evans
  • Gordon Dixon
  • John Morton
  • Devlin G R Wright
  • Frank Crangle
  • Stephen Hopkins
  • David Bourne
  • Jason Aftalion
  • Martin Rix
  • Martin Whittingham
  • Karen Bibby
  • David Brigden
  • Ian Barlow
  • Peter Townend
  • David Argles
  • Dean Messenger
  • Asif Ebrahim
  • Patrick Mylne
  • James Evans
  • Ken McGregor
  • Paul Ceccherini
  • Brian Busby
  • Robin Layfield
  • J Lyons
  • Ian Sutherland
  • Oliver Lines
  • Mike Preston
  • Richard Etheridge
  • Richard Simmons
  • Paul Bulmer
  • Simon Brown
  • Philip Cheeseman
  • Paul Renold
  • Dave
  • Yannick Borloch
  • Stephen Gazard
  • Laurence Firth
  • Daniel Henwood
  • Martin Eriksson
  • Ken
  • Robert John Smart
  • Nick Cave
  • Nigel Godfrey
  • Phillip Sacre
  • Leander Jordan
  • Philip Riley
  • Steve Sutton
  • John Keogh
  • Guy Randall
  • Andy Purkiss
  • Thomas Higgins
  • Andrew Sparrow
  • Jon Staley
  • Bryn Fellows
  • Daniel Page
  • T. Edmonds
  • Adam Moore
  • James Deakin
  • Peter Ford
  • Steve Oliver
  • Danny Caldwell
  • Eddie Collins
  • Jonathan Knott
  • Jonathan Adsetts
  • John Bird
  • Steve Poskitt
  • Vicki Noonan
  • Catherine Ferris
  • J Tsang
  • Leon Szkliniarz
  • Philip Dagnan
  • James Snowsill
  • Benjamin Todd
  • T Brooker
  • Andrew Brown
  • Michael Skinner
  • R Hayward
  • john whitworth
  • D Viner
  • Thomas Robinson
  • Bruno Girin
  • Lee Marsh
  • Ben McDonald
  • Grant Foster
  • Ciaran Hoey
  • Gerallt Griffiths
  • Robert Tredgett
  • Stuart Clark
  • Tim Kirk
  • Paul Richards
  • Ash Bond
  • Hayley Moody
  • Steve Ball
  • Darren Shilling
  • Kate G
  • Graeme Leggett
  • lee porter
  • Dan Parry
  • Chris Hewitt
  • David Williams
  • liam tipler
  • Brian Creasey
  • Andrew Withey
  • Darren A Williams
  • Andrew Lewis
  • Peter Shipley
  • Sean Baggaley
  • luke
  • Warren Payne
  • Garry Mills
  • Mark Woodley
  • Simon Hobson
  • Iain Ross
  • David Baker
  • A Hopkins
  • Gill Lucraft
  • R mennie
  • Camden Holt
  • John MacLeod
  • Warren Blinston
  • Chris Lilley
  • Stuart Culshaw
  • Allan Forsyth
  • Kenneth Milligan
  • Pieter Potgieter
  • Stuart Jackson
  • Mike McGrath
  • Alexander Walker
  • David Loder
  • Emma Smith
  • Craig O'Connell
  • Michael Becke
  • Tariq Mahmood
  • Mark Rigler
  • Rob James
  • P Chandler
  • Colin Reeves
  • dave carnegie
  • John McDonald
  • John T. Wallman
  • Anthony Snell
  • Jason Dalziel
  • Peter Lunn
  • Mike Johnson
  • Chris Blyther
  • David Morris
  • Andy McDonald
  • Marian McCormack
  • Adam Rickard
  • Prakhar Bahuguna
  • stephen golightly
  • Sarah Williamson
  • David Holttum
  • Paul Cawte
  • Tim Williams
  • John MacLean
  • David Green
  • D R Spicer
  • Trevor Wilson
  • James Atyeo
  • Dean Kramer
  • Mark Chapman
  • v jones
  • tim millard
  • M Bradshaw
  • Liam Kelly
  • Siobhan Hillman
  • Hywel Price-Evans
  • stephen richards
  • Steve Bassett
  • David Boyd
  • JP ALTIER
  • David Payne
  • david stringer
  • Robert Barrett
  • James Shaw
  • David Riley
  • Jane A D Thomas
  • Matthew Callaghan
  • David Jonathan Navin
  • Matthew Brown
  • Andrew Whittaker
  • Carole Price
  • timothy bates
  • steven chambers
  • Paul Young
  • Paul Rannard
  • Anand T
  • Wayne Bridle
  • Daniel Dearlove
  • Dominic Branford
  • Danielle McCash
  • david ingram
  • James Sutherland
  • Gary King
  • Ashley Mercer
  • Mr Pickett
  • Jeff Logan
  • Stephen Burrows
  • Stuart Donald
  • Lucinda Guy
  • Daniel Fisher
  • Peter Johnston
  • Timothy White
  • thomas lancaster
  • Geoffrey John Biles
  • Darren Walker
  • Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
  • Martin Pullen
  • Richard Cole
  • Jenny Lilleyman
  • Michael Cook
  • Aaron Cooke
  • James Arthur
  • Brian M Payne
  • Wolfango Chiappella
  • Christopher K Y Liu
  • paul burndred
  • Jonathan Doyle
  • Chintan Parmar
  • Clifford David Hayward
  • Michael Vernoum
  • Darren
  • Sean Dunn
  • Dug Stokes
  • Graham Pearson
  • michael dailly
  • Odin Church
  • Fiona M. McKenzie
  • PETER HOWARD
  • Peter Burkimsher
  • Jake Curtis-Smith

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