Microsoft Raises UK Prices By A Third

[Stephen!]

Microsoft has revealed that it will increase volume licencing prices in the UK by an average of 29 percent to adjust for the ‘sustained currency differences between European countries’.

UK businesses have until 1 July to place their orders under the current prices before the changes take effect.
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Microsoft claims that because of sustained differences between the British pound and the euro, price spikes are necessary to maintain consistency across the region.

However, Microsoft confirmed to Computerworld UK that it could not rule out future increases

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/applications/3355505/microsoft-raises-uk-prices-by-a-third-cant-rule-out-future-hikes/

[Recursion]

Doesn't affect consumer products or public services like schools, thank god. We already spend too much on MS licensing a year.