On the other hand, if the enjoyment of a product is being stopped by local unavailability, ridiculous pricing schemes
That's actually a fair point.When I bought Paintshop Pro 9 (download version), it was pretty cheap on Corel's US site, but DOUBLE the price on the Corel UK site. Its a download, so, why?!
I just bought it from the US site and fed it an American address. Its not like its cost them any more to get the product to me and I can't see justification for doubling the price simply because of where I live.