You are not crazy, that is why I used TS for years, legit software. Just so many options out there and sales, price of software has really gone down. If you join the Daz3D platinum club they have specials a few times a year were you can get software really cheap, picked up modo 103 for under $150.00 before modo 301 came out, did a pre-release upgrade to modo 201 with a free upgrade to 301 when it came out for like $299 and in the end paid something like $450.00 for modo 301, or for a few more dollars you can get SoftImage XSI Foundation. Through Daz3D I got Hexegon for like $39.00 and Carrara Express for next to nothing as well.
Not saying your choice is better or worse than these, TS is a fuller package than all those except for XSI, I am just pointing out a resourse to keep track of for great deals. I fully support your stance on legal software, believe me, I was in the trenches with you for years until I could afford something else.