Which Suite is more confusing? Adobe or Microsoft

While doing some research the other day I came across the Microsoft Office 2007 Suite comparison page and the Adobe Creative Suite 3 comparison page.  I was quite amazed by the sheer number of options that each offer.  Also the products included in each keep growing with each generation of the product.  I can't quite see the benefit of having so many packages that overlap with eachother.  It seems that there should be a base package and then packages that build of it.  With both suites I have spent a lot of time finding which offers the right mix without missing anything or paying for something I don't need.  Also it is hard to believe the price of the largest Adobe package, $2499, um yeah.