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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/03 17:55:55
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I can't see how any of this is an issue.
Now if they'd put the price down after August 31st, one could understand a few dissenting voices.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/03 18:27:24
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Hey Chuck and Bruce , Thanks for the giggles guys. After surviving yesterdays experience and having a lot of fun going there . I sure hope I don't end up playing the lead role in a New Holiday Movie called Woop Woop II The DMV Edition  all the best , Kenny
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/03 19:09:13
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Paul P
When Cakewalk declares (as you did) that the lifetime updates will ONLY be available till aug 31, it is sort of forcing things. Now or never, that was the deal (which you changed very recently after several of us had bought in).
Paul the last thing I want to do is beat this subject to death but I don't recall ever seeing the words "now or never" I just went back and read the emails and promotions and the only thing they say is.. Cakewalk ADD
""This offer ends August 31st - act now to secure your Lifetime Updates.""
I believe this was correct. that offer did end Aug 31st. I have a feeling if you get a refund your going to be sorry and probably going to wish you never did. from one user to another, this was/is a good deal. you don't want to be paying monthly, annually, exc. do as you please, I hope your making good music and Good luck.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/03 21:53:28
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I happen to pay for things when product is delivered and have no issues when doing so, but this strategy continues to truck down a path of promises and going back to the same customers as reliable revenue. A quick look at the feature requests, some well over a year old, shows where priorities lie for me.
If the OSX launch goes awry, do not be surprised if the pricing scheme changes yet again.
I do very much agree that the "scare tactic" marketing is a bit over the top, but it obviously does work on some. Bottom line it does not guarantee anything but bug fixes, which has been a sore subject for years.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/03 23:08:38
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I just popped in here to see what would happen after 8/31 and this just reaffirms why I have jumped ship and invested my money in FL Studio. You have to think we are idiots if you are selling this as a new promotion. This is basic marketing 101, relying on people's fear of a missed opportunity. Now, you better get in by the end of the year or miss the boat.
I can't believe how many people were saying you had to get in by end of August or that would be it. I totally knew this was going to happen, just not this soon. This also tells me that maybe they didn't pull in as much money as they wanted and I'm glad I didn't sign up. I am seeing a decline in interest in Facebook likes trending and think the MAC version will be a flop. The only people I see interest are the ones who already have SPlat and will get this for free. No money in that for them. This all adds up to an uncertain future and I am more than happy to sit it out.
Also, I have seen nothing in the recent updates to make me want to sign back up. The theme editor is a complicated mess and I think a waste of development dollars, and the other few recent updates are pretty much cosmetic, nothing of significance. And someone mentioned 1000 bug fixes. Does this mean the software is that buggy it needs a lot of fixes? I personally have had a lot of freezes working with midi and my VSTs, and not one issue in FLS the month or so I have been using it.
I'm glad I've moved on to FLS as it gives me a lot more flexibility for recording and arranging, and tools for sound design/automation that SPlat doesn't have. Workflow is much faster for both audio and midi as well as I can use my tablet with the apps available. With the discount I got, it was pretty much a wash over buying into the SPlat lifetime updates and a better way to go for me.
Frankly, had this been handled differently by Cakewalk with better pricing, I would not have learned about FLS and their lifetime updates through the forum here. I would have continued to plod along using Sonar, so have to thank Cakewalk for that. Unless Cakewalk totally revises Sonar, I consider it pretty much fully developed and don't see a need to invest more dollars. I now have FLS with the lifetime updates with the much larger user base and SPlat as a back up although I haven't had to use SPlat for anything since getting FLS. Btw, I've been with Cakewalk since Sonar 6. I'll check back in at the end of year just to get a chuckle out of the next twist in this story. Best of luck to all!
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/03 23:55:11
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
Our goal is to get more new users to understand this value of getting lifetime updates as well as continue to innovate and add even more powerful features and add ons to the platform.
Many of these innovations will be free to lifetime users but some will be sold as add ons. For example we have some great new (free) features coming up in the next update that would normally be only in a new product.
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! Stop using the word FREE. There is nothing free here. This hyperbole may work for those not too young to know better, and for those not thinking, but $199 does not buy us FREE stuff. It is a payment in advance for a promise of good stuff to come. NONE OF IT WILL BE FREE! Of course, we are paying for updates and fixes, just as always. This is reasonable. To say/write/promote otherwise is disrespectful of those of us who are actual adults who can read and understand when something is dog-stuff. PLEASE STOP this. It is disingenuous at best. And, such descriptions of what is being offered for SALE make all the speculation about why this has option had been offered just more absurd. And, now that the offer has been extended ostensibly by "popular" demand (a truly worn out "Ronco" inanity), the speculation is more rife about whether the offer has been actually accepted by as many users as had been expected. What is most disturbing is imagining you guys really believe you will be giving us something for free. Y'all could have handled this much more professionally.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 00:50:52
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Can't imagine life without Sonar. It always provides what I need, whether I'm working on a new song, a commercial v/o, an advertising jingle, or whatever. It seems like Cakewalk is always adding a feature that I never thought of before, but now can't live without. (And I'm not easy to please.)
Money's tight here, too, but Sonar is my most important tool, and I have no problem contributing to the people who provide it. They and their families need to eat. Sonar absolutely will not grow if Cakewalk has to go out of business.
I happily signed up for lifetime updates, knowing full well that there was no guarantee that Cakewalk would continue to provide big bang for my bucks. Cakewalk has fully earned my TRUST, however, so if the past is any indication of the future, I did the right thing by jumping on the lifetime updates program.
I think people should feel lucky that they still have time to sign up. But if they don't have the same trust for Cakewalk that I do, they should rest assured that they can always continue to use Sonar as it exists today, without spending another dime.
All this conflict about lifetime updates seems like a waste. Here's something I learned on this forum a long time ago: If you're spending more time making cranky posts than creating, your priorities are mixed up.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 00:55:12
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SteveStrummerUK
I can't see how any of this is an issue.
Now if they'd put the price down after August 31st, one could understand a few dissenting voices.
Exactly. I was hoping to become really pissed when I read this thread, expecting to see a real "got ya" moment but man was I disappointed. Figured I might get a freebie as an apology, perhaps a new pro-channel module, but my hopes were dashed when I saw that the lifetime upgrade ending August 31 was at a significantly lower price than what is being offered now. Gotta run and watch my soap operas, this one doesn't have legs.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 06:30:28
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Some people will throw a tantrum for anything. No wonder many end up using FLS, the music program with the youngest user base. :roll:
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 06:59:35
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robert_e_bone
By the way, since Sonar Platinum came out, in addition to added functionality, they have published over ONE THOUSAND bug fixes, SO FAR, and they have and will continue to provide updates monthly.
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Bob Bone
where did you get that number from?
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 07:11:45
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chuckebaby I just went back and read the emails and promotions
me too, but the last one i got was in june 
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 07:47:16
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When an advertisement states "Pricing and availability subject to change" you can be fairly certain that it will.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 07:54:20
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I thought I would never write a comment to topics like that, but: This discussion is unbelievable! If they never got that great offer, that would be the situation you are in with most other Software Corporations. They explained why they make a special offer. It’s because it was a risky movement to change the hole license model. The lifetime update offer is something great to the customer base which accepted that move. The wunderbar-offer was for customers, who had a PLAT licence and already bought in into another year of support. This early bird offer (the next year of support) was half the regular price. I bought both, then I got the lifetime offer a couple of weeks later. Bought it, too. And I am aware of the fact, that I have no idea if I nead SONAR support after 2018 ,because the software is running very stable and I need at least another ten years to figure out all the functionality. It was/is an offer! You don’t have to buy it nor they tricked you in buying stuff. I think the 99$ offer was valid for ca. 3 month. If you write, that it is much better for you to spend 199$ over 7 month, than I don’t get how you save up your DAW budget. It is even worse to read, that some people complain about the fact, that CW offers people with a budget problem a solution – which is twice as expensive. Hey, it is for people who had a problem, not to mess with you! Short version:- I think it is even better for them, if you buy your subscription on a regular basis. Steadily income rules…
- If you are really upset about the fact, that you got a great discount and future customers get a half as great discount for a limited time, please: Stop that BS and start making music with the great tools you have…
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 08:37:55
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pwalpwal
robert_e_bone
By the way, since Sonar Platinum came out, in addition to added functionality, they have published over ONE THOUSAND bug fixes, SO FAR, and they have and will continue to provide updates monthly.
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Bob Bone
where did you get that number from?
It took me a little while to find where I had seen the 1,000 fixes comment, but I DID find it. It was contained in a Cakewalk News email I recently received, and the comment was in the section talking about the Lifetime Updates. Here is the pasted in text from that News email: " Nearly 1,000 fixes since SONAR X3 -- and growing! As of our most recent update, we realized we were nearing a major milestone -- nearly 1,000 fixes have been added to SONAR since SONAR X3! We're excited to hit 1,000 fixes, and as the list of fixes grows, that means we'll have even more time to work on new features and workflow enhancements. All this is part of our Commitment to Awesomeness -- our promise to make SONAR an always-improving DAW. SONAR Platinum (with Lifetime Updates) gives you updates to all future versions of SONAR so you can continue to enjoy the power and flexibility that only SONAR offers. Never pay for fixes, workflow enhancements, and core feature updatesAlways have access to the latest version of SONAREnjoy our Rolling Updates for SONAR PlatinumThis offer ends August 31st - act now to secure your Lifetime Updates" SO, I errantly thought it had said 'over 1,000', and it actually had said 'nearly 1,000' - and for that I apologize. I did not intentionally misstate the number of fixes. :) Bob Bone
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 09:40:14
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I don't know. maybe if you purchase something for lifetimes updates - and you stay connected to cake walk for life - it gives them opportunity to sell you the other products that are not necessarily connected to Sonar Platinum the extra products such as dimension pro that you don't necessarily have to buy to own sonar - but would surely be pushed as a -- hey how cool is this? To me its more of a "lets get these guys on board with us for life and try to get life long customers rather than a quick $200 grab ... Maybe is trying to be one of the very few companies out there that actually is committed to its customers and wants a fair exchange money spent and a worth while product Maybe give it a chance - maybe think more of the lines of "innocent until proven guilty." Well...... not that I've probably changed NO ONES mind - I'll be on my way Have a good day every one! 
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 09:46:13
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vdd
I thought I would never write a comment to topics like that, but:
This discussion is unbelievable! If they never got that great offer, that would be the situation you are in with most other Software Corporations. They explained why they make a special offer. It’s because it was a risky movement to change the hole license model. The lifetime update offer is something great to the customer base which accepted that move.
The wunderbar-offer was for customers, who had a PLAT licence and already bought in into another year of support. This early bird offer (the next year of support) was half the regular price. I bought both, then I got the lifetime offer a couple of weeks later. Bought it, too. And I am aware of the fact, that I have no idea if I nead SONAR support after 2018 ,because the software is running very stable and I need at least another ten years to figure out all the functionality.
It was/is an offer! You don’t have to buy it nor they tricked you in buying stuff. I think the 99$ offer was valid for ca. 3 month. If you write, that it is much better for you to spend 199$ over 7 month, than I don’t get how you save up your DAW budget. It is even worse to read, that some people complain about the fact, that CW offers people with a budget problem a solution – which is twice as expensive. Hey, it is for people who had a problem, not to mess with you!
Short version:
- I think it is even better for them, if you buy your subscription on a regular basis. Steadily income rules…
- If you are really upset about the fact, that you got a great discount and future customers get a half as great discount for a limited time, please: Stop that BS and start making music with the great tools you have…
EXACTLY!
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 09:49:48
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 12:46:33
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Well, you must realize that you can only take the deals that are available to you in the present and decide if they are right for you and your circumstances. Your choice. Nobody can see the future. Like when I spent $500 on a 40" 1080P TV 5 years ago. I thought it was a good deal just in time for the Super Bowl Or instead, I could have waited and bought a 50" 4K this weekend for that same price. Even the 43" 4K's are on sale right now for $299. But I would have been unable to enjoy my TV for the last 5 years. There will always be better deals down the road. So what will you miss out on if you wait? Does it really matter what deal somebody else got? I for one am thankful for the nudge provided by Cakewalk's time limited offer, as well as the end of the free Windows 10 upgrade. It provided the motivation this sometimes serial late adopter needed to upgrade his Windows OS with a 64-bit version upgrade from 32-bit via a clean install. Did that July 29th. Then ordered and downloaded Sonar Platinum x64 4life. Now i have a very clean running 64-bit OS and the latest Sonar x64. PC runs flawlessly. I am really happy with how it all worked out. Everything all shiny and new. Lots of bugs fixed. A clean OS install is the best registry cleaner, EVER... LOL!!! Would I have done so without the clock ticking? Probably would have waited. X3e worked fine on 32-bit for me (long story, but I obtained Win7-x86 when it was first released, but never installed it. With the end of XP in 2014 I had to step up) But the writing is on the wall now. Developers seem not that interested in supporting two CPU architectures any more and it is just a matter of time that more will stop supporting x86. But what really concerns me now is that Microsoft claimed Windows 10 to be "the last version of Windows", yet still published an and of life date of 10/14/2025 here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet At least now I can count on Sonar 4Life keeping up with whatever MS decides to do 
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 13:15:03
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 13:31:23
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pwalpwal
maybe they'll call it "tiles" or something
I think that was actually Windows 8. Or Windows Phone. Something like that. Big fail!
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 14:59:35
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Ok ok now ! I started this 75+ and going hot thread alright Let me admit, I honestly overlooked the fact that the reduced price offer wasn't going to continue after 31st Aug, 2016 (for which I even got an email later on). And even if it did, well... good for those who could avail of this. After all, who cares, I use Sonar primarily because I love the DAW, not just because of the offers made by Cakewalk. I just hope the development of the DAW continues with the same passion in Windows irrespective of a Mac version launch. For me, the only reason for disappointment would be if the pace & quality of development and increase in stability of Sonar ceases to continue (which as per many Cakewalk seniors will not happen and focus will stay). I trust the bakers to be working on various feature requests and ideas that many in the Sonar community have voted for (such as signal routing and control view, various composition tools, amongst many others) which needless to say, should feature as part of the core DAW executable. Otherwise, for me, its been a pleasure using Sonar since day one and I have no regrets in having invested whatever money I have till date on the DAW. As many said, at the end of the day, all that counts is the pleasure in creating beautiful music... Cheers...
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/04 15:20:51
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SteveStrummerUK
I can't see how any of this is an issue.
Now if they'd put the price down after August 31st, one could understand a few dissenting voices.
My mate Straumy says it like it is. Simples.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/05 12:00:13
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Anderton
One would assume most people would think "That's cool, there's a company that's really considerate and listening to the people who couldn't afford the original Lifetime Update offer. It's fair that many (or most) of them will have to pay more. After all, they missed out on the original deal."
But obviously, not all people.
Human nature ensures, when you put a rush deadline on something and cause people to make a panic purchase, they expect to get something extra for it. I would guess perhaps 1% of the original purchasers who payed $199.00 fall into the category you assume to be "most people." If this were not true, Walmart and Amazon would cease to exist. The obvious thing to do would have been to extend the lifetime updates offer but raise the price to $229.00. As is, the lifetime updates offer is beginning to look like the Fed's rolling QE program. I'm not complaining. Just saying...
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/05 12:28:41
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SteveStrummerUK
I can't see how any of this is an issue.
Now if they'd put the price down after August 31st, one could understand a few dissenting voices.
My mate Straumy says it like it is.
Simples.
Yeah, but he's CHANGED his AVATAR!!!!
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/05 12:42:11
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
Many of these innovations will be free to lifetime users but some will be sold as add ons.
IOW, five years from now, lifetime updates will amount to nothing more than bug fixes to the basic interface. The loyal customers will still need to pony up for the good stuff. Anyone who complains will be called out as a whiner, and it will be repeatedly pointed out that purchasing lifetime updates was cheaper in the long run than the yearly subscription would have been. By this time, lifetime updates will be rolled into all purchases, and the loyal customer base will pay as usual in order to stay current with all the new add-ons. It reminds me of the legendary Steven Slate lifetime updates offer. A few short years later, the early adopters were paying the same price as everyone else.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/05 13:57:40
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JoseC.
Some people will throw a tantrum for anything. No wonder many end up using FLS, the music program with the youngest user base. :roll:
I don't see where this makes sense. I have both and the IL forum has regressed in maturity.
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/05 14:03:25
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
Many of these innovations will be free to lifetime users but some will be sold as add ons.
IOW, five years from now, lifetime updates will amount to nothing more than bug fixes to the basic interface. The loyal customers will still need to pony up for the good stuff. Anyone who complains will be called out as a whiner, and it will be repeatedly pointed out that purchasing lifetime updates was cheaper in the long run than the yearly subscription would have been. By this time, lifetime updates will be rolled into all purchases, and the loyal customer base will pay as usual in order to stay current with all the new add-ons.
It reminds me of the legendary Steven Slate lifetime updates offer. A few short years later, the early adopters were paying the same price as everyone else.
Well, don't buy it then!
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rspagnuolo
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/05 14:15:03
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I think the upgrade offer is perfectly understandable.
1)It's new; it's not the same.
2) It helps people who couldn't make the Aug 31 deadline.
I don't see anything conspiratorial.
To paraphrase Abe Lincoln,
You can make some of the Sonar users happy all the time;
you can make all of the Sonar users happy some of the time,
but you can't keep all of the Sonar users happy all of the time.
I can imagine Cakewalk/ Gibson marketing team throwing up their collective hands in frustration.
My 1.5 cents.
Ray
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/05 15:38:16
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Jonness
Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
Many of these innovations will be free to lifetime users but some will be sold as add ons.
IOW, five years from now, lifetime updates will amount to nothing more than bug fixes to the basic interface. The loyal customers will still need to pony up for the good stuff. Anyone who complains will be called out as a whiner, and it will be repeatedly pointed out that purchasing lifetime updates was cheaper in the long run than the yearly subscription would have been. By this time, lifetime updates will be rolled into all purchases, and the loyal customer base will pay as usual in order to stay current with all the new add-ons.
It reminds me of the legendary Steven Slate lifetime updates offer. A few short years later, the early adopters were paying the same price as everyone else.
Do you mind sharing that crystal ball with me? I could probably put it to good use :) In our roadmap that goes out 3 years that doesn't look at all close to what we have on it right now.
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Anderton
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Re: Lifetime updates deadline now December 31, 2016 ??
2016/09/05 15:54:41
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Jonness
Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
Many of these innovations will be free to lifetime users but some will be sold as add ons.
IOW, five years from now, lifetime updates will amount to nothing more than bug fixes to the basic interface. The loyal customers will still need to pony up for the good stuff. Anyone who complains will be called out as a whiner, and it will be repeatedly pointed out that purchasing lifetime updates was cheaper in the long run than the yearly subscription would have been. By this time, lifetime updates will be rolled into all purchases, and the loyal customer base will pay as usual in order to stay current with all the new add-ons.
I'm sure time will show this prediction has the same staying power as "Cakewalk will be gone in a year after being acquired by Gibson," "Now that Cakewalk has our membership money, they have no incentive to do monthly updates," and the ever-popular "Cakewalk will never be able to deliver monthly updates."
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