I can understand your frustration to a certain extent… but what exactly is Realmac supposed to comment on here?
Personally, I also find the pricing for the Gallery Pro component to be very “pro.” It’s not on my shopping list either — and honestly, it probably wouldn’t be even if it were cheaper. That’s simply because I don’t currently have a real use case for it. The built-in gallery component already covers about three-quarters of what I need, which is absolutely sufficient for my purposes.
In the end, everyone has to decide for themselves whether it’s a good deal or not. You don’t have to buy every add-on just to support Realmac. If something isn’t relevant to you, skip it and pick up the next one that fits your needs. But questioning the entire product because of that doesn’t really make much sense.
Especially since the basic components in Elements now have enough substance to build solid, professional websites. And I’d even go so far as to say — maybe a bit boldly — that achieving the same thing with RapidWeaver Classic and Stacks would end up being significantly more expensive.