buying software...

[bitplane]

been buying software for work over the weekend, I had to get my hands on a java decompiler and a diff tool for quick comparison of directory structures.
DJ Java Decompiler got me by the proverbial balls since it stopped working after a couple of hours, half way through browsing the first jar file, so I wouldn't recommend it even though I bought it myself.
The diff tool is another story though, I liked "Beyond Compare" so much that I bought it just 4 days into the 30 day trial
So, whats the most recent software (not including games) you've bought, and was it worth the money?
Or is buying propietry software against your religion?

[JPulham]

I brought vue 3 from an issue of 3D world for £25. Not something I'd normally buy, but I saw the special offer and I've found use for it in all fields (even game dev ) (note - REALLLYYYY old, but I don't buy often )

other than that, its all open source (cheap me )

[afecelis]

latest software I got and found useful paying for it:

-Ac3d 6.0 upgrade.
-Silo 3d (I know, I know;some will say it's prolly a waste of money since it's almost the same as wings3d, but version 2.0 comes with lots of improvements, and you get the upgrade for free); it's a very powerful modeler as it is now.
-3d world studio: now that Irrlicht supports b3d, comes in real handy.
-Blitz3d: now that Irrlicht supports b3d, I think I won't need it anymore, hehehehe
-Deled Pro.

Software I'd like to get but need to save some bigger bucks for it:
-Softimage foundation.
-Messiah studio http://www.projectmessiah.com/
-Sketchup pro; although I don't like the UI very much, seems like a cool tool for architects. The other thing I don't know is if Google sketchup is enough, specially now that Blender imports/exports its files.

But I'm more than happy with what I got
Regarding to programming tools, the only one I purchased was MSVC 7 standard edition, and MSVC6 standard before it.

[Electron]

Last commercial software I payed for was Oblivion

other than that it's freeware