Of course, in the same way a Picasso is just a bunch of pigment on a canvas... Together they're worth MAYBE 5$.

 

Not even close to the same comparison...

PMDG products are excellent products that work as advertised and if they don't, PMDG fixes them until they do.

 

Trust me, you are already getting a deal!

I understand them not having sales on stuff from the NGX up but the old Stuff like 747V1 or the MD11 should go on sale.

Not even close to the same comparison...

 

Except, well, it really is. By proclaiming anything to be "just a bunch of XXXX",  you (not you specifically, but "you" in general, before we get on that debate) are hugely underselling someone's work. Just because PMDG made what is essentially a copy of something real, doesn't mean they didn't have huge hurdles to face themselves. It does not mean the work that went into it was worthless. By proclaiming anything to be "just a bunch of", you are essentially making that statement.

The T7, NGX, or anything is "just a bunch of 0s and 1s" in the same way a painting is "just a bunch of canvas and paint", or an airplane is "just a heap of metal and plastic". What the end result is made of doesn't really matter that much, it's more about what it is and the work that's gone into it. And by proclaiming it to be "just a bunch of", you really are underselling what they've work on, by quite a huge margin.

I guess PMDG have raised the price of the T7 (as compared to former releases) because they finally had to include the cost for babysitting their forum.   :rolleyes:

 

 

You, obviously, do not understand that PMDG 777 is not a real aircraft.

 

Guess what happens when you finish your flight in PMDG 777? Let me tell you: You are still in your room, sitting in your chair, at exactly same spot where you were when you started your flight.

Guess how many simulated hours you can log in your pilot logbook when you fly PMDG 777? The answer is 0.

Guess how many type rates you can achieve when you train in PMDG 777? None.

 

Sorry to burst your bubble.

Let's see if I get this right. According to you, just because something isn't physical, or is dubbed "entertainment only" means no work has gone into it? I'm sure the guys over at PMDG will love to hear that.

 

 

Do not try to attach me words I never said.

I'm really confused as to what everyone's getting upset about.

 

Nobody is making you purchase anything.  How a company chooses to value their products is their own prerogative.  Those who have made poor decisions suffer at their own hands at the response of the market.  Those who make good decisions continue to exist.  You can choose to support their decisions, or you can choose not to.

 

In all fairness, I just took a shot at CloudAhoy, for their decision to charge - what I consider to be - an unreasonably high amount to debrief your flight, but I still conceded that it was reasonable to charge people.  They can value their service at whatever they feel it's worth.

 

The difference is that my argument dealt with the product at hand, instead of various analogies.  If anyone here has had to suffer through a few of my posts, you'll note that I usually use some kind of analogy, so I'm not saying analogies are a poor choice.  You have to choose them carefully, though.  Some of them are decent comparions, and some aren't.  If you choose the wrong one, you end up arguing more about the analogy you used, instead of coming to a conclusion on your points.

Kyle, you kinda lost me after the bit about the product at hand??