I would argue that having the type of professional software that only companies like Apple can develop, available at an affordable price, is a great win for con

I would argue that having the type of professional software that only companies like Apple can develop, available at an affordable price, is a great win for consumers. Companies will find ways to compete. Just look at the $30-$50 apps that emulate stripped down versions of Photoshop (Acorn, Pixelmator) - yeah, they aren't near the full feature set of PS, but they get 90% of us what we need and for way less money. I'm sure audio apps already have some of this going on in the market.