Originally Posted by Ian
Or more succinct, to some, software, or probably more accurately the value of software developers time is deemed almost worthless.
(Former) commercial software engineer here...

Yes, what is it about our time and skills that are deemed so worthless? Is it because software can apparently be stolen/cloned/duplicated; is it that it is intangible; is it that it is viewed by some as the app/UI rather than the deep and complex design of the data storage and multi-threaded processing functionality that is behind that UI?

Anyone can write a few lines of script to do something quick and dirty but to design Sooloos and Roon to be robust, extensible, maintainable, responsive and economic requires serious and valuable skills and experience along with top quality planning and management of people and technology. That is worth paying for.

Rant over.

In the spirit of Spinaltap, I would like to confirm that I am not involved in the corrupt theft of a global sport.