"Simple price gouging" is also a sweeping generalization. You pay for quality. Generally equivalent functionality can be had cheaper, and returns diminish as p

"Simple price gouging" is also a sweeping generalization. You pay for quality. Generally equivalent functionality can be had cheaper, and returns diminish as price rises, but as there are prolific options available "price gouging" hardly applies. [sigh] This is a friendly chat board. I'm not inclined to provide encyclopedic peer-reviewed proofs to someone taking cheap shots.