Digital BW, The Print

So, I've been ruminating on the price of ImagePrint since I've started 
considering getting a wider-format printer (I currently use it w. a 2200).  It 
occured to me: wouldn't it be great if colorbyte offered a "B&W only" version of 
IP?  I'm sure that many people, like me,  use IP primarily for its ability to 
produce neutral (or toned) non-metamerismic B&W prints.  Oh, I use it for 
color printing too, because IP's now a general part of my workflow, but I was 
happy enough with the color prints from my 2200.  It's the B&W prints that 
were problematic.  (Yes, I do know that colorbyte's color profiles are better 
than those that come with the Epson driver, but not being someone who is a 
"color critical" user, I really don't see an earth shattering difference and 
certainly not enough of a difference that I personally would pay for it alone).  
Nor do I use any of the color correction tools or any of the other stuff that 
comes with the "full" version of IP, since I only have the "lite" version.

Wouldn't it be cool if colorbyte offered a "B&W" edition of IP at a lower cost?  
That is, disable everything except for the gray profiles and the tint picker.  Sell 
it for substantially less than even the current "lite" version, which includes 
capability to use the color profiles.  For the 2200, for example, the "full" 
version could still cost whatever it costs now ($800?); the current "lite" version 
(color and B&W) could still cost $495; and the "B&W only" version could sell 
for, e.g., $199.

(While we're re-writing colorbyte's pricing, I'd also suggest that colorbyte "de-
bundle" support from the product.  The most common rationale I've heard for 
the higher price for wider format models (e.g., $500 for the 2200 and approx 
$2000 for the 7600) is that wide format= pro/volume user = increased need for 
support= more $.  But let's say I'm NOT a high volume user and don't want or 
need support.  Therefore I buy the product for $X and don't buy the support.  If 
I decide I need the support, I pay $X more).

Thoughts?  Any chance colorbyte would do this? (I'm talking mostly about the 
"the B&W only version" idea -- the de-bundling of support from product is 
probably much more of a longshot).  I'm posting this here, in addition to writing 
colorbyte soon, because (a) I hope others would also write to colorbyte and 
suggest they do this and (b) because I know people from colorbyte 
occassionally contribute to this board, so it would help if they see support for 
or refinement of this idea from others on this board.