There are few things I despise more than getting cheated out of my hard earned money just because I am in Canada instead. This is especially true when there appears to be no reason other than greed!

Is Microsoft Price Gouging Canadians? My Experience Says Yes!

I needed to get another copy of Office 2010 Home and Business for one of my staff. So, I went to Google and searched for the Office 2010 purchase & download site. I went there and found Office Home and Business 2010 for sale for a reasonable $279.99. When I clicked “Buy Now” I was taken to a page where… much to my surprise and annoyance the price increased to $349.99 !! What the hell??

For a while I just kept trying to find some reason why it increased in price and I didn’t figure it out until I looked at the two URLs of the websites:

1. The address for page 1 (the MS Office order page):
   http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/home-and-business/?CTT=5&origin=HA101810737
   .
2. The address for page 2 (the shopping cart):
   http://www7.buyoffice.microsoft.com/can/basket.aspx?cache=1165662165&culture=en-CA
   . 

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