I need to quickly buy everything I can before the pound crashes any further

What Valve have done is scammy to say the least though

And you just figured out Valve was stupid now?

I had to use it for X3TC and the Orange Box which I got as an actual box... Not likely to use it again, I don't like my games suddenly getting a price "upgrade".

They haven't switched over directly 1 for 1 to the pound so the change has simplified matters for UK customers a lot:

"As many of you guys have pointed out in the comments section, Steam now also has a European pricing feature in BETA at the moment which, after the recent exchange rate shenanigans, stops Steam being a total rip off in the UK. To enable it, just click on the red text that reads: 'enable european currency beta' in the top right of the Store in your Steam client. You'll then be able to pick up Fallout 3 for the sensible price of £26.99, rather than the $49.99 (£32.69), along with a boatload of other bargains. Not only that, but the European prices even include VAT, so you won't get stung for extra cash during the checkout process either."

Also as that article points out they're only just introducing this in a beta form so I wouldn't get excited about it being some massive strategic blunder as it's clearly open for a lot of tinkering.

Also on a side topic the web functionality of the steam overlay is quite cool, does impulse do anything like that I've never used it?

No, but Valve is THE provider at the moment.

However, I don't think any sound company will act rashly on a problem like this. Most companies plan for years, not days. As OP said, nothing to say that the problem isn't temporary. It may be fixed even before someone can begin to think about analysing the situation over at Stardock.

Same reason Bethesda games are popular? Popularity is hardly a measure of quality. (Half-Life 2 is awesome, though.)

If you are a norwegian, the price is just stupid. It is cheaper to purchase game from retail, rather then on Steam.

Birger

It's not mandatory. Stop going ape over a beta.

Doesnt impulse do the same?

Or am i missing someething with my limited experience in buying in Impulse?

EDIT:

It seems it does  conver 1-1 in some items, and in others it does the right conversion.. for instance for supreme commander: forged alliance it does 1-1

I think this is another classical example of what can infuriate people to resort to piracy.
Not saying it's right or wrong, just that it pisses people off needlessly.

Is there a new version of Steam rolling out, what is in Beta cycle.  I thought Steam has been out for quite a while now, if not for at least a million years.  But then, with the arival of impulse, it is like the beginning of the demise of dinosaur Steam.

Most of you people shouldn't complain, Australia and New Zealand are the two countries that get shafted all the time on steam, we can't purchase off certain publishers, we get delayed launches, and we have to sometimes almost double what many of you have to pay.

It certainly is...