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ingi freyra38538191
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November 16, 2020
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Adobe Creative Cloud in Iceland

  • November 16, 2020
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I'm trying to buy access to Adobe CC in Iceland but I'm running into difficulties. Apparently there is an individual here in Iceland that is a licensed reseller, but he charges a 125% markup fee, and Is a "gold adobe reseller" according to his website. 

And I find that offensive.

On Adobe.com the price is $ 599 per year but the Icelandic reseller is selling Adobe subscriptions for
$ 1,341.25 yearly (see below)

https://hugbunadarsetrid.is/hvad-er-adobe-creative-cloud/

 

(Translation via Google)

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fhugbunadarsetrid.is%2Fhvad-er-adobe-creative-cloud%2F%23sa_src%3Dweb-messaging

 

This individual claims to be a "Gold Reseller", and I'm wondering if Adobe officially condones business practices like these. 

 

This person is tarnishing the Adobe brand in Iceland and holding the entire creative community in Iceland hostage. 

 

I know we're a tiny market globally but that does not mean we should get treated unfairly, please help us. 

 

Sincerely 


Ingi 
 
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November 16, 2020

You raise some interesting points. I do not answer as Adobe staff, just opinions of a fellow user.

 

1. The markup is not 125% but 12%, a little less than you state

(a) in Iceland prices are quoted including VAT, while in the USA prices are never shown with tax (it is added when you buy). This makes the comparison pre-tax price about US$1079 per year.

(b) the product being sold is Creative Cloud For Teams. This is $960 per year. 

The mark up for the same product is therefore 12%, remarkably low.

 

2. In much of the world it is absolutely illegal for a supplier to try, in any way, to control the selling price of their products (either to a maximum or minimum). So Adobe will not interfere with selling prices, that would be wrong. They might hope for competition, but that would be a private wish.

 

3. It is certainly a pity that in much of the world the lower priced individual (non business) licenses are not offered by Adobe at all.

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ingi freyra38538191Author
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November 16, 2020
Hi There
 
Kr 182.652 translates to $1,339 and 1339/599 = 2.35 or 235% that translates to 135% more expensive.
 $ 599 plus 20% is $ 719,  and with 24% vat. is $ 891. 
 
What am I missing?

 

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ingi freyra38538191Author
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November 16, 2020

BTW, there are actually FIVE resellers in Iceland, including the one you listed, but they are all Government/Commercial resellers. I don't know if any of them offer Individual licences or not. Hugbunadarsetrid is unique in that it also offers educational plans, but you have to be an educational institution, a teacher, or a student (and you have to provide PROOF of that) to get an educational plan.

 

Try the link below. Choose Iceland for the Country and Commercial for the specialization.

 

https://adobedealreg.secure.force.com/PartnerSearch?


Look, I've been working wth this software in one shape or form for nearly 20 years and the exuberant prices in Iceland give the distinct sense that there is something really wrong. 

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