Hmm, I remember when the Vue7 prices where anounced I started a thread here regarding the fact that there is no real competion to E-on's Vue product, I was promptly smacked in the head back then.
E-on are in every businesses dream spot, there is no real competition
(No Bryce does not count its obsolete),
so they charge what they want (lets face it any business would).
I dont like it either, but unless someone steps into this area and supplies some competition then the price hikes have only begun.
Sadly money will always trump art guys, remember the price is only the (painful) symptom of the problem NO COMPETITION.
I'm just glad I'm not on the Maya/Max/XSI bus, a ticket to ride there is getting expensive since they where monopolised.. oops sorry, where aquired.