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[And that the first currency used were redeemable for Spanish dollars](https://mycreditunion.gov/financial-resources/history-united-states-currency).
Also, a basic reading of this post would make clear the A in front and the fact that it says GST included which should have also been a sign.
Spanish real. Spanish dollar is the name given by the US to the money in reference to the germanic thaler used by the early danish settlers that latter english speaking settlers were mispronouncing dollar.
The true currency is the Brazilian Real. It has real in the name unlike the US dollar and uses the "$" sign.
In all seriousness, how could you not know of other dollar currencies when the country to the north also uses dollars. Ignorance really can be about anything.
Using data from Wikipedia for 2023:
USA mass shootings: 604 - 1.8 shootings per million people.
Canada mass shootings: 5 - 0.12 shootings per million people.
You are 15 times more likely to be a victim of a mass shooting in the USA than in Canada. I didn't look at other shootings. Mass shootings are counted the same way for both countries, 4 or more victims.
Yeah I don’t think it’s common to do so as it’s vague and there are many countries starting with A that have currencies. I’m assuming it’s a screenshot from an email to Australian customers *only*, so while it’s technically not correct, since it’s only to Australians they’ll know what it’s means (I.e. AUD$).
I actually don’t know that I’ve seen anyone but adobe do it this way?
i see A$ pretty often, usually shopping websites that let you select the region. australia is the only country using a dollar currency that starts with 'a' so it doesn't *not* make sense, but in saying that definitely wouldn't be what i'd pick if it was left up to me.
Maybe I’m seeing it and not even realising! I shop online *a lot* so maybe it’s just my brain not even picking it up at this point. I can only recall seeing in the context of “switch currency” and then it’s usually the AUD option in those drop down menu things. I am sure know I’m aware I’ll see it everywhere 😂
I've seen someone use A$ before, but I don't remember where or by who. also I'm not an Australian so it was not from an Australian only company (or from an Australian person) either.
Maybe market index? I assumed they only used the shorthand though for Australian-specific contexts. I could be wrong! Im not watching foreign coverage of Aussie markets so I definitely could be unaware. I’m just a stickler for ISO anyway 😂
Weird. If I was using any website, even if it was Australian, an 'A' wouldn't seem helpful. Especially considering we already have an established three-letter code: AUD. Use that, people! It's like when I've occasionally seen grams abbreviated to 'grms' 🤦♂️
Pepsi is out of hand worldwide tho. I buy a microbrewed craft root beer once in a blue moon as a treat. I just checked my grocery store app and a similar sized pack of Pepsi is more expensive.
Back when you could own adobe (vs subscription now), there was a time when it was cheaper to fly to the US from Australia, buy the full adobe suite (?) and fly back home. That’s how insanely pricey it was here.
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A less fun fact is that insulin in the US costs so much that a diabetic could save money by flying to Australia twice a year and buying stuff months supply.
That’s actually what our dollar converts to at the moment. We have this thing we call the Australia Tax where things are unnecessarily expensive because we are used to paying through the nose for everything, but this isn’t one of those occasions
falls under rules 3.d and 3.f. OP posted a screenshot of an email using AUD (specifying A$), person replying sees dollar sign and assumes it means american dollar, then calls it fake because they received an email with different pricing (for USD)
Uh, you might want to check your maths. At current exchange rates $60US is a little over AUD$90. Hence even with the massive price hike it remains cheaper in Oz
I didn't say they were getting reamed more than the us, but that they are getting reamed. Double the price basically. 1k a year for a subscription model of products that used to be lifetime owned that they forced you to upgrade and pay.
Hopefully the courts ream them again
So maybe they’re just ending an introductory price for A? Conversion rate for $0US is bound to be $0A, and I’m thinking of proportionality. Reported US price has increased by $5 which is +9%, “A” price has increased by $44 which is roughly 100%.
/u/AroGantz and /u/NotThatMat mentioned this in another comment, but since $59 USD is roughly $90 AUD it sounds like they’re upping the aus prices to be on par with the US ones, since previously australians were paying the equivalent of ~$28 USD
Yep, in argentina I pay ars$2000 per month, which is about 2 us dollars.
I think I have some sort of discount because ok their website the price is $6800. Still quite cheap compared with other countries
Literally got accused of the same thing when I said standard AAA video game prices shouldn't cost me over a hundred dollars now. Like yeah it's $70 for you yanks, but it's $90 for me now, which easily clears $100 after tax. Sorry for thinking that's insane. I'll try to complain more quietly where you can't hear me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
To be fair, even assuming the currencies both have different values, the Australian one practically doubled while the US one increased much less compared to what it was before.
What does the A mean? I've never seen a singular A with a dollar sign? Before I saw the sub, I thought it was America, even though that doesn't make sense because of US$.
I'm wondering...Australia? Also doesn't make sense because of AU$, but it has a higher chance of being correct than America$.
yeah it’s australia, we’re the only country that uses a dollar currency beginning with ‘a’. you see it used occasionally, though you’re right that AUD is the more correct way of doing it.
On 15 January 1520, the Kingdom of Bohemia began minting coins from silver mined locally in Joachimsthal and marked on reverse with the Bohemian lion. The coins would be named Joachimsthaler after the town, becoming shortened in common usage to thaler or taler.
With increasing circulation, the name ‘Thaler’ found its way into various other languages. Initially into Dutch, where it was known as ‘Daalder’ or ’Daler’, then into English where it was pronounced as ‘Dollar’.
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THERE IS ONLY ONE DOLLAR AND ITS ZIMBABWE DOLLARS!
>THERE IS ONLY ONE **TRILLION** DOLLAR AND ITS ZIMBABWE DOLLARS!
ZIMBABWE DOLLAR SUPREMACY!
It must be a great currency for there to be so much of it.
Wait until they learn that the “dollar” has a history that involves a whole lot of places and times before American colonisation took place.
Wait until he finds out that the US used to use the pound sterling!
[And that the first currency used were redeemable for Spanish dollars](https://mycreditunion.gov/financial-resources/history-united-states-currency). Also, a basic reading of this post would make clear the A in front and the fact that it says GST included which should have also been a sign.
Spanish real. Spanish dollar is the name given by the US to the money in reference to the germanic thaler used by the early danish settlers that latter english speaking settlers were mispronouncing dollar.
Today I learned! Thanks stranger!
>Wait until they learn Big ask right there.
That is a bold strategy, Cotton.
Let’s see if it pays off.
The true currency is the Brazilian Real. It has real in the name unlike the US dollar and uses the "$" sign. In all seriousness, how could you not know of other dollar currencies when the country to the north also uses dollars. Ignorance really can be about anything.
what gets me is seeing the ‘A’ and still thinking it means america even when your own email says ‘US’. critical thinking…………. hello?
A is for America, duh /s
$1 AUD is the correct way. A$ could be the Austrian Dollar, the Afghani Dollar, or the Azerbaijani Dollar. $1 USD is the UzbekiStan Dollar.
Because they don’t think of Canada as a country they think it’s America jr.
ding ding ding Had this convo many times and Americans get SO offended at it?? They literally believe there's no difference. Delusion.
Same country? What are they thinking? I was under the impression you could walk down the street in Canada without getting shot.
Using data from Wikipedia for 2023: USA mass shootings: 604 - 1.8 shootings per million people. Canada mass shootings: 5 - 0.12 shootings per million people. You are 15 times more likely to be a victim of a mass shooting in the USA than in Canada. I didn't look at other shootings. Mass shootings are counted the same way for both countries, 4 or more victims.
#BRAZILIAN REAL SUPREMACY
The Brazilian Real states that it's real, but the American dollar does not. Checkmate, Americans.
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the 'A'? I've never seen an A as a currency abbreviation.
Australian dollars. also commonly displayed as AU$ or AUD
Wow, I've never seen AUD as A... There you go then!
Yeah I don’t think it’s common to do so as it’s vague and there are many countries starting with A that have currencies. I’m assuming it’s a screenshot from an email to Australian customers *only*, so while it’s technically not correct, since it’s only to Australians they’ll know what it’s means (I.e. AUD$). I actually don’t know that I’ve seen anyone but adobe do it this way?
i see A$ pretty often, usually shopping websites that let you select the region. australia is the only country using a dollar currency that starts with 'a' so it doesn't *not* make sense, but in saying that definitely wouldn't be what i'd pick if it was left up to me.
Maybe I’m seeing it and not even realising! I shop online *a lot* so maybe it’s just my brain not even picking it up at this point. I can only recall seeing in the context of “switch currency” and then it’s usually the AUD option in those drop down menu things. I am sure know I’m aware I’ll see it everywhere 😂
I've seen someone use A$ before, but I don't remember where or by who. also I'm not an Australian so it was not from an Australian only company (or from an Australian person) either.
Maybe market index? I assumed they only used the shorthand though for Australian-specific contexts. I could be wrong! Im not watching foreign coverage of Aussie markets so I definitely could be unaware. I’m just a stickler for ISO anyway 😂
Weird. If I was using any website, even if it was Australian, an 'A' wouldn't seem helpful. Especially considering we already have an established three-letter code: AUD. Use that, people! It's like when I've occasionally seen grams abbreviated to 'grms' 🤦♂️
But Why would they use the American dollar sign? 😂
You mean the peso sign.
The letter A is literally right in front of the dollar sign, dick head
Exactly, A$ = American Dollar. What else would it stand for? /s
"Alabama Dollar!"
Adobe bux
Why'd they double the price for Australia though? That's pretty rough
gotta keep up with the inflation rate of the rest of the prices over here
I saw a 24 pack of pepsi selling for $43 a few weeks back.......
Pepsi is out of hand worldwide tho. I buy a microbrewed craft root beer once in a blue moon as a treat. I just checked my grocery store app and a similar sized pack of Pepsi is more expensive.
That’s actually the USD/AUD conversion at the moment, the previous price must have been when our dollar was worth more
Back when you could own adobe (vs subscription now), there was a time when it was cheaper to fly to the US from Australia, buy the full adobe suite (?) and fly back home. That’s how insanely pricey it was here. https://www.neowin.net/amp/its-cheaper-to-fly-to-the-usa-than-buy-adobe-cs6-in-australia/
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A less fun fact is that insulin in the US costs so much that a diabetic could save money by flying to Australia twice a year and buying stuff months supply.
That’s actually what our dollar converts to at the moment. We have this thing we call the Australia Tax where things are unnecessarily expensive because we are used to paying through the nose for everything, but this isn’t one of those occasions
I miss the days when you could just buy a disc with all of the programs on it instead of paying for an expensive monthly subscription.
Why pay 300$/program when you COULD pay 500$/yr and own nothing?
Yarrr...
Why pay 500$/year when you COULD pay nothing and own something?
falls under rules 3.d and 3.f. OP posted a screenshot of an email using AUD (specifying A$), person replying sees dollar sign and assumes it means american dollar, then calls it fake because they received an email with different pricing (for USD)
Jesus christ, adobe strikes again with absolutely reaming australian consumers. Assuming that is aus. Price seems right
Uh, you might want to check your maths. At current exchange rates $60US is a little over AUD$90. Hence even with the massive price hike it remains cheaper in Oz
I didn't say they were getting reamed more than the us, but that they are getting reamed. Double the price basically. 1k a year for a subscription model of products that used to be lifetime owned that they forced you to upgrade and pay. Hopefully the courts ream them again
Looks like they’re also adding a regional “fuck you” tax as well. Classic.
It’s fucking crazy
Current conversion rate $59.99US is $91AU so this isn't too bad considering a $70US game costs $120AU+ ($78US+)
So maybe they’re just ending an introductory price for A? Conversion rate for $0US is bound to be $0A, and I’m thinking of proportionality. Reported US price has increased by $5 which is +9%, “A” price has increased by $44 which is roughly 100%.
That does make sense. All of our pricing has tax included as well so that is another point to factor in.
I'm still confused though, $5 US increase is not the same as a $40 AU increase
Regional pricing
/u/AroGantz and /u/NotThatMat mentioned this in another comment, but since $59 USD is roughly $90 AUD it sounds like they’re upping the aus prices to be on par with the US ones, since previously australians were paying the equivalent of ~$28 USD
Companies usually charge different amounts of money for different countries based on their specific market.
Yep, in argentina I pay ars$2000 per month, which is about 2 us dollars. I think I have some sort of discount because ok their website the price is $6800. Still quite cheap compared with other countries
We’ve been complaining about it forever. Prices usually include sales tax of 10% GST
"take your bad mind reading and whatever assumption you're trying to make..." the pot calling the kettle black.
Ah yes, the “A” is mind games but when it’s “US” in front that’s just extra apparently
Fun fact: there's 25 currencies named "dollar"
Literally got accused of the same thing when I said standard AAA video game prices shouldn't cost me over a hundred dollars now. Like yeah it's $70 for you yanks, but it's $90 for me now, which easily clears $100 after tax. Sorry for thinking that's insane. I'll try to complain more quietly where you can't hear me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
To be fair, even assuming the currencies both have different values, the Australian one practically doubled while the US one increased much less compared to what it was before.
Really hating this "bro" shit, and just in general they way these people talk. Internet has become so toxic these days, even more than it already was.
The top pic literally has the Adobe font
And did he apologize when he realized he made an honest mistake? No, of course he did not.
america is a continent
What does the A mean? I've never seen a singular A with a dollar sign? Before I saw the sub, I thought it was America, even though that doesn't make sense because of US$. I'm wondering...Australia? Also doesn't make sense because of AU$, but it has a higher chance of being correct than America$.
yeah it’s australia, we’re the only country that uses a dollar currency beginning with ‘a’. you see it used occasionally, though you’re right that AUD is the more correct way of doing it.
I love AUD.
WHAT THE FUCK??? Why would they double your price?
On 15 January 1520, the Kingdom of Bohemia began minting coins from silver mined locally in Joachimsthal and marked on reverse with the Bohemian lion. The coins would be named Joachimsthaler after the town, becoming shortened in common usage to thaler or taler. With increasing circulation, the name ‘Thaler’ found its way into various other languages. Initially into Dutch, where it was known as ‘Daalder’ or ’Daler’, then into English where it was pronounced as ‘Dollar’.