although I agree with your logic, there seems to be alot more at play here. The price of the game has actually increased after 3 years, and its not really justified other than the fact that the game has a new owner. Also, it seems after Matrix bought the rights to the game, all other copies sold elsewhere will be illegal. And all prices at AGEOD will be increased to match the new Matrix price hike, for this game.
This, and a mixture of other things over the past couple years, makes me wonder who is making these decisions and if they're actually qualified to do so.
All the above may be legit, but it will upset customers like me. Doesn't it seem Slitherine is just bleeding out the Matrix Games loyal customer base to the very last drop?