They too are the product of intellectual endeavor, so why should software be so expensive? Many computer users, whose experience of a few years ago was that software was something that came free with the hardware, are surprised to find that it is no longer given away the way greengrocers throw in a few shallots with the vegetables.
同樣是智慧的結晶，軟體憑什麼這麼貴？從幾年前電腦使用者普遍認為，「軟體是買硬體附贈的產品」，現在已警覺到軟體不再是「買菜送蔥」。