SRSLY?!

Is this a joke? I've decided two things.

#1 - there are a lot fewer quality applications that are FREE for the Mac.

#2 - Some people are nigh unto delusional in their pricing structures. Case in point: Omnifocus. I've heard good things about this task manager (indeed, I think my brother uses it) but they want $80 for a single user license! EIGHTY DOLLARS! Oh, and if you want to get the partner iPhone app, you will spend another $20 for a grand total of $100.

Wow. I have purchased *much* more useful software for much less money. I will give you that I'm sure it's *very* useful software. There are reasons that it has a good following. But the idea that it will cost me $100 to organize my to-do list and bring it with me are pretty preposterous. I understand that there are less Mac users, so they probably want to get as much money out of it as possible. I know that "Things" one of their competitors doesn't have quite as solid a product. But it costs $40 less for the desktop and iPhone versions together. And frankly, even $60 seems a bit expensive for a fancy task management system.

This isn't a unique trend, though. Mac software just is more expensive overall. I just got Kara a copy of Sims 2 with two expansions (new) for the PC for $20. Sims 2 for the Mac is $30 and that doesn't include any expansions. Freaking greedy. I suppose that all those suckers (myself included) who are willing to spend the extra money on the hardware somehow are expected to automatically spend more on all our software as well. I will say that it makes not getting pirated software just that much harder. I run legit, but gee whiz. Throw me a bone, here.