Quicktime 7 Pro requires paid upgrade; disables free features

OS X 0.4 Tiger will include a major update to QuickTime 7.0, but it's gonna
cost ya. Current users of version QuickTime Pro 6.0 will have to shell out $30 for the new version, as all license keys will be disabled in the new software. What's more,
Quicktime 7 will disable a few features that were previously free, such as opening a new player window. To re-enable the features, you'll have to purchase a Quicktime Pro license.

What do you all think of this? I am of two minds: on the one hand, a major version upgrade routinely requires some sort of upgrade cost. On the other hand, with iMovie bundled into the iLife suite that comes on all new Macs (except the iMacs G5, as noted by reader Tim, who goes on to wonder if this means we're due for an iMac rev in the near near future), it's not like we really need any of the editing capabilities a QuickTime Pro license enables. And if that's the case, disabling some previously free features – and opening a new window seems pretty darn basic – in order to squeeze $30 for an upgrade to the Pro version seems a bit disingenuous. What say you?