If a person were to feel that this made him or her more productive on important work, $70 is hardly anything. Certainly, if you felt that Emacs and Sublime were

If a person were to feel that this made him or her more productive on important work, $70 is hardly anything. Certainly, if you felt that Emacs and Sublime were very similar, just go with the free one, but if you prefer Sublime, $70 isn't much at all. $70 for something that will last you a few years or so isn't much at all for any job or hobby. I have a camera built into my phone, but I still buy dedicated cameras because I get additional use and pleasure out of them. If I didn't, I'd just go with the one that comes with my phone.