Simon,
I hear what you're saying.....but, following that logic, my PC should now cost about $50,000.00. While the amount of sales may be there, the increased complexities of programs, power, R&D, features etc, should have driven the price up substantially. The first calculator I ever bought (desktop) add subtract mulitply and divide (no tape)....cutting edge at the time was $100.00.....now for $6.00 or less, I can do scientific calculation, calculus, geometry on and on.

So along with the increase in the technology comes along a better cheaper way to build these things, keyboards should not be an exception. The workstations use these same expensive sampling methods as well.

Anyway, I am shelling out my money for the Tyros....but I do think they are at the very high end of "bang for the buck."
Terry