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You hit the note I've been singing for some time now: interoperability. Delicious, Flickr, Gmail, Backpack... calendering, tracking, storing, accessing, sharing. Create a way to link all these tools, and you'll be wealthy indeed.

"And please stop with this “Apple already charges a discount price” nonsense. If that were true then they wouldn’t offer any upgrade discounts for their Pro line of software." Interesting point. I'm just not too sure things scale in a linear fashion as your statement would suggest. It's common knowledge that Apple makes a nice profit on all their software. That said, I believe the new version of iLife to be worth $80, upgrade or not. And, since corporations exist to make a profit, this doesn't offend me. I suppose you're making the point that the margin is gratuitous? I simply believe the new version of iLife to be worth $80, upgrade or not. Ultimately, could Apple charge less for those among us who want to upgrade. Yes, I suppose they could. Should they? Not if the difference comes out of the R&D budget. Aside from all that, and quite ironically, this kind of pricing is pretty close to the subscription model Jobs has rejected in other areas.

I agree with those who don't understand the concern. The software is priced at upgrade levels for everyone. As a long-time user of a particular Apple application, does it really cause you great harm if Apple attempts to build a user base by giving everyone a break? The only solution is to raise prices for first-time buyers. Would that make you feel better? I hope not. Aside from some hurt feelings (and, really, get over it), you have nothing to complain about. I'll assume you didn't complain about the low prices for your initial purchases of these products.