Digital Prices

In a previous post discussing digital cameras, someone commented that "The technology will increase and the price will drop. Just as it has for computers."
I must disagree with this statement. I have found that every computer I have bought has run me around three grand. Although each generation did more than the last, I required that it do so, so ended up having to buy those models that provided the increased functionality. If I had bought a computer that was exactly like my older one I would have paid less for that, but what would be the point? The older one wasn't broken! It seems to be the case with technology today... we don't replace things that are broken, we replace perfectly good things with things that do even more stuff!
The same can be said of digital cameras. The new Canon body runs eight grand, without lenses, flash, or just about anything else you may need to actually create a photo. And although previous models fall in price, the professional photographer will need the more advanced cameras. They may not need the highest priced Canon, but surely they could not use the Digital Rebel entry camera either (under a grand for that one... with a lens!). If all they had was that, it would be quite possible to meet a client with the exact same camera! And although it is the photographers EYE that creates the image, it is the client that will infer they can do just as well since they have the same model as the photographer they are hiring.
Prices aren't falling at all. They are remaining the same, just with more attachments!