Software is priced on perceived value, not reasonable calculations.

You seem to imply that setting high prices is a dishonest practice. If you don't find enough value to justify the high cost, just move on, that might not be true for others.

no, I am implying that there must be a reason behind setting the price of your product X and not Y. Even greed is a reason, but that's why I asked that question to Kate without making any assumptions.