Reply to post: Re: Work the problem?

Microsoft: We're hiking UK cloud prices 22%. Stop whining – it's the Brexit

Ben Tasker

Re: Work the problem?

> Seems to me that every company trying to make a buck out of this opportunity should be met with a "no thanks." whilst we buy/use something else

Here's the thing. When you devalue your currency, the cost of things from foreign suppliers tends to rise as a result.

If MS didn't allow us to buy in GBP, and instead only sold in USD, we'd still be spending more.

It's not just opportunism, it's a direct result of the devaluation of the pound, which has come about as the result of businesses having serious concerns about the UK's prospects post-brexit.

In my book, that's definitely something to dump at the feet of the leave crowd.

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