News 

Adobe was selling the download version of CS 3.3 Design Premium on its website for £1,704.89, whilst the boxed version of exactly the same package was offered for just £1,467,58.

When asked to explain the £240 discrepancy, Adobe said that a mistake had been on the website and that no customers had been overcharged.

However, the company has subsequently admitted that it charges customers more for downloads than boxed versions as a matter of course.

It claims this is because its download store is based in Ireland where the VAT is charged at 21%. Boxed software is distributed from the UK and is therefore subject to a lesser rate of 17.5%.

This means that customers buying the full version of Design Premium will still be paying £44 extra to download the software.