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That price is not really based on mass market affordability though. The UK GDP per capita is $43k USD and the US is $63K USD. The average salary in the UK is $3
by leoedin 6y ago
That price is not really based on mass market affordability though. The UK GDP per capita is $43k USD and the US is $63K USD. The average salary in the UK is $38k/year and the average salary in the US is $63k. By all measures the UK is a significantly less wealthy country.
Perhaps Microsoft choose their pricing based on other measures.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago"average" is a particularly weak measurement of almost anything. As is often noted when <insert-world's-richest-person-here> walks into a bar, on average everyone in the bar is a millionare. You can't make a direct comparison of "wealth" by looking at salaries. You have to take into account purchasing power parity, for a start. But then you also have to find a way to include the somewhat non-linear results of tax rates and services provided by those taxes. For example, the typical US family of 4 spends $23k a year more on healthcare than the equivalent family in France.