Even "ripped off" is a value judgment for the individual to make. You obviously have made that judgment as regards your purchase. Others perhaps make a different value judgment. Neither is the right nor the wrong judgment in this case.

I do some testing for some very reasonably priced software. One title can be purchased for about $50 legally. There are known to be tens of thousands of illegitimate copies floating around world wide. Ripping off a company--because that is what it is--is not done by people with a modicum of ethics. And the flip side is that people who desire to steal will do so regardless of the cost of the software.

Take care, Mike