it's the way Sony are working at the moment… times are tough so they up the prices

The Vaio P is AU$1399 and up to AU$2299. What you pay $899 (or less) in the US costs ways more than just exchange rate differences…

It's not unique to the computers though. The X Series Walkman are just starting to trickle through. Won't be many on the streets though with a price of AU$799 (16gb) and AU$899 (32 gb).

Oh surprise, just checked their site now and they've lowered them… AU$549 and AU$699. That would compare against a 16gb iPod for AU$399 and 32 gb AU$549. Hmmm. No matter how nice the OLED screen is, it ain't worth the “Sony Tax”. And they might play DRM-free iTunes tracks very nicely (yes, I have some Sony walkman devices and they do have great sound) but they can't sort out their video playback. A crappy 320×240 is all you get on their higher res screen in MPEG4 format. Wow!

When Sony says “like.no.other” they surely mean that in “not.a.good.way”…

I'm waiting to hear how many extra mortgages it will cost to buy a PSPGo given how everyone is already complaining about the price hike overseas.

Do they not know there's a little economic issue going on att he moment?

Wow, that's a new marketing angle I hadn't thought of… I like your way of thinking.

“Buy this 'cos it's so cheap here compared to in <country>!”

How to make something sound exclusive and you only have to sacrifice one smallish market to achieve this

Now for my next sow's ear…

Just trying to figure out their “reasoning”