Adobe and upgrade policy in France

Yvan was surprised not to be offered the same upgrade offer for Photoshop Elements V. 2 to v. 3 in France, that exists in the USA. Adobe answered:

As a follow up to your request, we inform you Adobe decided not to commercialize an update to Photoshop Elements 3.0 for France.
If you desire further information, do not hesitate to contact us again.

Too bad, a shame for Adobe...