Font Licenses?
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Well I guess we can say the current situation is not sustainable. You can continue to raise the prices and jack up the fees and see where that gets you.
One thing to consider, I don't think it's true that every foundry wants to maximize its profit/ audience. You can't really explain the prices of a lot of these foundries except that it is a luxury type of product.
Let's say I'm paying $700 + $700 licensing fee a font. I can buy Adobe Photoshop for $400. If we're using a software analogy like v3 said, are you seriously telling me more work went into the font, than into Photoshop? There really isn't a good way to justify the price based on the value of the work itself.
Of course, there are economies of scale at work here, but when it comes to say, independently produced graphics software (PS alternative), they are not charging more than Adobe, in fact they are charging less.