Very true and I fully understand where you are coming from :)

$200 for a professional product IS amazing. But for the curious hobbyist tinkerer, not so much ;)
Kerkythea did a poll on their site regarding professionals vs. hobbyist (3/19-4/6) 303 votes counted.

Hobbyist: 40.6%
Professional: 30.7%
Teacher/Student: 23.8%
I use it very rarely: 5%

They are really neck-and-neck, but in the end we need to pay the bills.
I understand :)