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.

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.

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