[joshuapants]

Maybe more likely than you think. They are, as you say, making more things free (or, rather, "included"). I could see that moving toward giving you a free home version of Final Cut Pro, for example, and then offering a paid upgrade to the real deal with extra features and so on.

[tonyedgecombe]

I would say it's extremely unlikely, software is a complimentary product to their hardware, it's in their interest to keep the price as low as possible.

[joshuapants]

Final Cut Pro costs $299.99. Logic costs $199.99. We've all read that Spolsky article, I get it, but that doesn't mean it is wise or inevitable for Apple to make all their software free. Offering limited versions of FCP and Logic for free gives users software that compliments their hardware, but also gives Apple another user in the ecosystem who might step up to the real thing because they're already comfortable with the workflow.