Perhaps ... or maybe most applications aren't worth real money to consumers? I'm not trolling and as a professional software (and hardware) developer, I'm conc

Perhaps ... or maybe most applications aren't worth real money to consumers? I'm not trolling and as a professional software (and hardware) developer, I'm concerned that the perception free applications give users is that they have no monetary value. This is dangerous. Yes ... I use and contribute to open-source projects, primarily libraries, frameworks and developer tools. Does this make me a hypocrite?