Maybe you are right.But in here,that PICKIT cost me around few hundred ringgit in Malaysia.I bought components and build it locally and it cost me less than 20 ringgit (USD 5).And i was able to learn from scratch.

But if you belive in that way,it might be correct or it might not be.But for sure its hassle free.Just like the melabs usb programmer.One hack of a great programmer.