by Matt_H on 2005/3/9 20:46:42
With most development occuring in Europe lately, getting Amiga goodies from across the pond is sending my bank account into the red! I can't sustain active investment in the Amiga much longer if the crappy exchange rate doesn't improve.
It will eventually come down as the Euro bubble deflates as it's starting to do
now.
British Pounds are now worth twice as much as US currency! Pretty much my whole life, until this year, it was always 1 quid to 1.6 dollars. And don't get me started on the Euro...
Whoever says the US economy is good is either:
A) Living in the past,
B) Lying,
or
C) Delusional
Basically, it's not our economy's fault of the USD vs Euro. US economy steam rolled along last year at a 4.4% GDP growth. Its the US' low interest rate that is makes the USD so low. Euro is high because of the much highier European interest rates. Considering what we are paying for auto/home loans at very low interest rates, be very very happy to pay more for a rare Amiga part.
For those of us who are AROSians, these prices rock in the US! I'm hoping for a sub $600 laptop running AROS native by the end of this Summer. :evilgrin:
Dammy
BTTC
