I don't understand. If people do not think that Andrew's product is worth $25 a month, then so be it. This is the nature of product pricing - there will always be people who you will piss off and who think it's not worth it, and there are those who will be willing to pay up. The audience you're talking to pays for many other services, whether it's basecamp, their linode instance, pingdom, etc, not to mention their internet access.

Quit patronizing people for not wanting to pay for a service. Andrew could've said he'd charge $100 a month, and you still would've made the same comment. There's nothing wrong with charging your customers, but when you decide to, you're setting yourself up for this kind of resistance, and that's ok. It's how it works.

I love Andrew's work, but at this time, I simply cannot 'waste' $25 on it. I don't have a steady income and am trying to save.