Of course others can afford it. Whether they want to is another matter, but other companies like Propellerheads make lots of money selling software in the same

Of course others can afford it. Whether they want to is another matter, but other companies like Propellerheads make lots of money selling software in the same price range. Also, don't forget that most of the Apple Pro Apps came about because pretty much none of the creative market vendors were initially on board with OSX, that only happened later when they saw OSX grow.