While reading up on the new change in Microsoft certs, and them going up in price now, the thing that really irked me was the fact that "The retail price for Microsoft Certification exams in the U.S. and Canada will rise from $125 to $150, but it'll remain unchanged in counties like Ireland, Spain and Greece, whose economies are still shaky."
Are economy is not shaky???
The full article where they tout this is here:
http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/229402375/microsoft-planning-to-raise-prices-of-certification-exams.htm;jsessionid=sX6mpQqA3YCTQTP6y9RNUw**.ecappj03