Ask HN: Who is the target audience for ~$1000 software?

I see a lot of software that's priced at about $1000. Stuff like photoshop (formerly at least), hex-rays[1], ICC[2]. Who is the target audience for these products? Individuals/enthusiasts will be hard-pressed to come up with the money, while large companies will be able to afford it and could even buy 10 or 20 without a second thought. So who is expected to buy it?

1: https://www.hex-rays.com/

2: https://softwarestore.intel.com/SuiteSelection/ParallelStudio