Works great for me, much better than annual or less frequent updates that are too big to digest. Also, this is a shining example for other software companies to emulate. I hate the "rent until you run out of money then watch the product die before your eyes" approach taken by Adobe (and others), and I vote with my dollars when deciding how to spend. Sonar is great value, and the monthly (or whenever I get around to it) updates make it even more valuable.

I love it, cant wait for the new updates, i love learning the features as the come out rather than a big pile of content 

I'm afraid I'm going to have to pile on and agree that it's been pretty solid so far. Cakewalk took a big risk, waited out the inevitable resistance and growing pains, and for the most part, it seems like they've come through and delivered on the promise of the model. I hope that as time goes on we get some renewed attention for older features that need some attention - I have my own list of these and doubtless others have theirs - but thus far overall, I find little to complain about and have been a happy camper and early adopter of each month's installment. 

I'm only moderately enthused but I can mostly get around the issues I have with the system. Mainly I find it annoying to scour the forum for bugs every time. So far every version has turned up minor quirks I think. That's not to say that I expect perfect code, and I'm happy with Sonar's stability as a whole or I wouldn't be using it. But getting updates more often means noticing small new bugs more often too and sometimes I find it frustrating to have to go over this process over and over again. 
 
But my solution is simple - I don't upgrade during important projects and usually skip at least one iteration. I don't really use many of the included VSTs so the Rapture Pro bugs and the LP EQ/MB passed me by other than reading about them here, but it was still enough to stop me from running to the CCC and upgrading. Unless a specific feature represents a MAJOR workflow enhancement (like aux tracks and recording softsynth audio directly) I really don't need the very latest features. A month or two later is fine for me. 
Although I must admit the one time I did upgrade during something important and it clonked out on me, the rollback feature was much quicker and more painless than I expected. I was actually sitting there with a friend who uses Logic going "oh ****, I think I'm going to have to go back to an older installation of Sonar", half embarrassed that this happened at all, but five minutes later we were back up and running and he said "huh
.. That was it already?"

I am very happy with this model.  I hope there is an update that deals with more color options, including locking in the colors of a track that applies to new takes on that track.  But it will always be something with every DAW, and Sonar is AWESOME.

Since you ask...  There have been a few threads already on this subject including an unofficial poll that indicated ~66%% of the respondents liked the monthly updates.  In my case it seemed too disruptive so I had been advocating for quarterly or half yearly updates.  For me it really comes down to this: is the joy of discovery (that comes with new or updated software) important to me?   From a functionality standpoint most modern DAWs would already suit my needs although some more than others.
 
After tallying the results from the poll I realised that Sonar would continue as it is.  Based on this I went out and purchased Cubase 8.5 and am now moving my work over.  I am aware of others that have shifted over to another DAW in the past year because of their dissatisfaction with the monthly update approach so it is likely that the 66% will rise over time.
 
Sonar is a very good DAW but the new delivery model did not suit me and I wanted the better midi editing that Cubase provides.  I am enjoying Cubase and found it to be quite easy to learn since Sonar and Cubase are quite similar in their functionality.
 
Cheers.

As Craig says in the Sweetwater video: If you prefer quarterly updates - update quarterly. And many of us do use multiple DAWs.
 
Probably a dangerous question to ask here, but:
 
Could you give some insight into how Cubase's MIDI editing compares to Sonar's? I am looking for better MIDI editing, too.
 

jpetersen
1) As Craig says in the Sweetwater video: If you prefer quarterly updates - update quarterly. And many of us do use multiple DAWs. 
Probably a dangerous question to ask here, but: 
2) Could you give some insight into how Cubase's MIDI editing compares to Sonar's? I am looking for better MIDI editing, too.

JP,
Item 1: I have heard this argument (logical, not emotional) from the Gibson VP before and it has some validity, however skipping updates is not quite the same thing as less frequent updates.  For one thing, the Forum (and I suspect Cakewalk) cease addressing any issues with a version after one month, after that your software is "out of date". 
 
Item2:  Addressing this here probably isn't what the OP Brian intended with this Thread.  Craig Anderton did mention this discrepancy in some recent posts and there are probably some reviews on Youtube which do a better job of comparing MIDI editing amongst the DAWs. 
 
Cheers

Why yes, I do like it very much so.
 
Rick

I do think the new system is better than the old one for sure. Maybe fixes/tweaks/etc would be steady every month, and quarterly would best for new features.
 
Bottom line is that I believe in the bakers and what they are doing, thus I re-upped this year.