Very factual observation PJF, but it dismisses other elements in play here. Many users of software have had to actually budget and save to aquire it; it has become an investment both in terms of study and monetarily. In one fell swoop the package has been devalued from the cost of a romantic get-away weekend for two with champaigne and steak to about the cost of a package of chewing gum. (Well, if you were already a Platypus club member.) The usability and functionality of the purchase is the same, but the perceived and literal market value is not. For those who had actually valued the aquisition of a copy of Hexagon enough to have saved for it only to find now that it's market value amounts to pocket change has left some feeling like chumps. They're not of course, but their purchase is certainly not the "big deal software purchase" that they had signed up for. It's part of the feeling of getting what you've paid for. I didn't purchase Hex nor am I interested in at $1.99 but I can understand the position of those who feel slighted. Cut them some slack.