@prologic@twtxt.net agreed. Those reasons sounds reasonable to me, although I think there are many, many kinds of software that not all fit on every case. How could we compare current software to that made under different conditions?
That said, I name an interesting case. Videogames and movies. The price is almost the same, 40-60 USD for a AAA game, or 10 USD for a Hollywood ticket. And I think it hasn’t raised due to inflation, but budgets are increasing, technical features and quality is debatable improving. Gone with the wind” is in the top 1 taking inflation into consideration, but it’s an outlier.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films#Highest-grossing_films_adjusted_for_inflation
That’s why I like thinks live the Big Mac index (and many others), to understand the current difficulty to make a product under the current purchasing power.