Really? They are both subject to the laws of supply and demand. Even house titles get stolen occasionally.AR

Sorry, i stick to my opinion, I dont really care that pmdg raised prices(I already own the 737), but it is in a whole other league than the real estate market.as stated above,in a sense, would you pay 1000$ for a commodore 64 because of inflation?P.S I should also add that my opinion is nothing personal to you, just my own opininion, as is yours im sure :(

I am pretty sure software does not suffer from inflation (in general). Now, the cost to develop said software may change, but that should not apply to software that has already been developed and distributed. I can see prices dropping as time marches on, but I really don't see the purpose in prices increasing (outside of demand). It's a supply demand scenario. You can't really blame PMDG for charging what the market will bear.In the case of PMDG, they may have had to change their prices due to an increase in server bandwidth costs or perhaps some other cost unknown to consumers. I am not sure since I am not in charge of their books nor is it really any of my business how they decide to do things. You, the consumer, have the easiest job. Vote "yes" or "no" to the costs with your wallet.

you can't compare a house to a piece of software, sorry.

Why not? If people are prepared to pay $400,000 for a house then that's the price of the house. If they are prepared to pay $80 for a Flight Simulator add-on then that's the price of the add-on. It's market forces at work.

Why not? If people are prepared to pay $400,000 for a house then that's the price of the house. If they are prepared to pay $80 for a Flight Simulator add-on then that's the price of the add-on. It's market forces at work.

so how do you determine that , if 3 people are willling to pay 600$ for an add on is that the price?would you pay 500$ for thishttp://www.vintage-computer.com/commodore64.shtmlbrand new states 600, but now its curent value is 0-50$, so wouldl u even pay 300 for it today?p.s just talking, nothing more :(

This question of mine raised interesting discussion. Comparing the flight-sim market to other types of markets is hard to compare, apples to oranges... However, does anyone know if Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, or other add-on companies have raised prices on software that was released let's say 5 or 6 years ago?I can run down to my local Best Buy and get PMDG's 747-400 for $30. PMDG is selling their 737-600/700 product for $45 now, but anyone can go over to Aerosoft's website and order it in physical form for $36...hmmm...Interesting, PMDG is selling the FS9 version of 747-400 (Original 1.2 Version released in May 2008) for $55! Weird.brando

so how do you determine that , if 3 people are willling to pay 600$ for an add on is that the price?would you pay 500$ for thishttp://www.vintage-computer.com/commodore64.shtmlbrand new states 600, but now its curent value is 0-50$, so wouldl u even pay 300 for it today?p.s just talking, nothing more :(

I should have made it clear that $80 in my example is the revenue-maximising price. By implication that's the "best" price for the seller.As far as the Commodore64 is concerned, its price is whatever someone is prepared to pay for it. I personally wouldn't pay anything because I don't want one.

It has been a while since I bought the 737NG, but from what I see, the price is the same as I paid for it back in 2006/07.

Then the question becomes: What other software is out there that is 5 or 6 years of age that still has the same price tag on it now as it did back then?brando

Then the question becomes: What other software is out there that is 5 or 6 years of age that still has the same price tag on it now as it did back then?brando

If the developer is happy with the number of sales at the original price why should he reduce it? The price changes of other software is irrelevant - their sales may not be holding up as well.

To carry these thoughts to the extreme-If, say, Rockwell Simulators offered a couple of million bucks for exclusive rights to the upcoming PMDG 737NG - my guess is that the offer would be accepted and we simmers would never even have the chance to buy it. In the case of software, supply is unlimited so price is determined solely by demand. Alex Reid

Why should he increase it if nothing has changed on that product over the last 5 years?

If the developer is happy with the number of sales at the original price why should he reduce it? The price changes of other software is irrelevant - their sales may not be holding up as well.

No one has yet to answer the following question: Are there other software manufacturers that have raised the price from the original price of 5 or 6 years ago whereby that software has not changed or been updated since then? If so, then what other add-on developers in the flight-sim community have done so?brando

To carry these thoughts to the extreme-If, say, Rockwell Simulators offered a couple of million bucks for exclusive rights to the upcoming PMDG 737NG - my guess is that the offer would be accepted and we simmers would never even have the chance to buy it. In the case of software, supply is unlimited so price is determined solely by demand. Alex Reid

Why should he increase it if nothing has changed on that product over the last 5 years?

because PMDG, or any other developer, can choose the price for his/her/their product. this is how the free market works.if you feel the price is unfair you choose not to own/use the product ... again this is how free markets work.--

because PMDG, or any other developer, can choose the price for his/her/their product. this is how the free market works.if you feel the price is unfair you choose not to own/use the product ... again this is how free markets work.--

Exactly!

If one wants to use the free market example across different product lines...Then why is it, in the real world of aviation sales, an aircraft made in 2005 costs significantly less than a 2009 aircraft of the exact same type with almost identical times and cycles?brando

because PMDG, or any other developer, can choose the price for his/her/their product. this is how the free market works.if you feel the price is unfair you choose not to own/use the product ... again this is how free markets work.--