Sheesh...what is all this overt sensitivity anyways?

A fair price is what you are willing to pay in the democratic marketplace. A fair price is what a company can charge based on the demand within that democratic marketplace.

There is no ethical issues concerning e-on pricing schemes -- just bland marketing.  You either vote for their product or find a different candidate to vote for.  Since Carrara5.1 (which I have) has most of Vue6Is features, I'm not going to bite the upgrade -- at least not for awhile.  Between Carrara, Hexagon2, and Vue5I, I can do pretty much anything I need to do.