I have received an email or 2 from sonar about lifetime updates.  The email says 99 bucks but when I log on the website it says 199.  What is the price??  99 is very tempting but 199 is.... Well......  100 bucks more. LOL.     I am a current monthly subscriber to Platinum and pay about 16/month.  I have purchased several copies of cakewalk/sonar along the way. 
   Also; Does lifetime updates include everything that comes with the monthly fee?

Refer to the FAQ http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3429473. The $99 price is available to users who purchased SONAR Platinum last year and already renewed this year using the one-time payment method. Monthly payment plan users are not eligible for this discount.

scook
Refer to the FAQ http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3429473. The $99 price is available to users who purchased SONAR Platinum last year and already renewed this year using the one-time payment method. Monthly payment plan users are not eligible for this discount.

Thank you for that.  Now I get it