Exchange rates certainly make for good deals

Mon 15 Nov 2004, 10:48 PM

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by Ben Langhinrichs
A Midas Rich Text LSX 3.x server license costs $2500 US for the first server (and $1500 US for each additional).  But look at what that translates to in various currencies compared to a year ago and two years ago:

Date	Euros	Australian dollars	Japanese Yen	Canadian dollars	British pound
Nov. 15, 2004	1,925.30	3,250.38	263,975	2,983.50	1,346.69
Nov. 15, 2003	2,121.88	3,471.98	270,900	3,258.50	1,482.10
Nov. 15, 2002	2,489.54	4,439.71	301,300	3,938.50	1,583.58

So, a merchant in Munich would have paid €2490 for that server license in 2002, and would have paid only €2122 a year later and would only pay €1925 now.  That is almost 24% less in two years, and 10% less in just the last year.  Similarly, a banker in Brisbane would save almost 27% from two years ago, almost 7% from a year ago.  A trader in Tokyo would save over 12% from two years ago, almost  3% from a year ago.  A health care firm from Halifax, Nova Scotia would save  24% from two years ago, over 8% from last year.  And last, but not least, a law firm from London would save 15% from two years ago,  over 9% from a year ago.

Some pretty significant savings for those who buy while the dollar is weak.

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