wireless access pt vs wireless router

I have asked this very same question. Unless I am really missing something here, an AP router is going to have more hardware in it than a straight AP. Also it is definetly going to have a bigger more complex software package in it. Both of these equal a more expensive build of a product, yet they are the cheaper part. I guess this is the companies way of trying to reclaim development cost. Let's gouge the consumers on the cheaper part that will probably sell less to ofset the price of the more expensive yet higher volume selling product. Make sense no, but I guess we don't have a choice but to buy the cheaper product and not use part of it's features.