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Software prices are all about what the market will bear. Why do you think your main OS is not worth $300? Only because you are not paying for it. None of your programs work without an OS and if you want legit & cheap then you're talking Linux. You're entitled to use GIMP for free but if you want Photoshop you need to pony up some cash. If you're a student you get massive price breaks from just about everyone.
Your sense of price reflects being raised in today's pirate-world. We used to pay $50,000 and up for leading edge CAD programs that are, today, under $10,000 a seat. I'm sure you'd still consider that highway robbery but that is what the market will bear.
Put it another way, how much do you think it costs to develop a major new piece of software? A lot more than your comments suggest you think it costs.
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