Before you say, "what a ripoff," consider that it includes not just coverage for all product breakdowns and malfunctions but free shipping on all repairs. Since even the boxed version is just a keycard, the shipping alone should be worth that much. 
 
Sorry, the above price is only good for the upgrade version. If you are a new purchaser it will cost you $39.94.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Cak...eywords=cakewalk+sonar

Shows up as 499 for me?

Not the software, the "protection plan," that they offer so you can get it repaired for free if it breaks down.

slartabartfast
Not the software, the "protection plan," that they offer so you can get it repaired for free if it breaks down.

Wow, that's good to know! The fan belt broke on X3, and it cost me a pretty penny to ship the software to Cakewalk, have them replace the fan belt, and ship it back because it wasn't under warranty. I'd also had some problems with the rinse/spin cycle that was due to faulty bearings in the main motor shaft. I gladly would have paid $10.46 not to have to deal with those issues!!

My problem was clutch slippage on towing my 800,000lb yacht up the Eiger north face

slartabartfast
Not the software, the "protection plan," that they offer so you can get it repaired for free if it breaks down.

If everyone got the protection plan, Cakewalk could spend more time adding new features instead of fixing bugs.  Amazon will fix them for us in 2 days if you're a Prime member! 
 
Kenn

Fred Holmes
My problem was clutch slippage on towing my 800,000lb yacht up the Eiger north face

Wasn't that a known X1 issue?

Right, sorry :)
Cultural gap, we have no Amazon in The Netherlands.

Does that protection plan cover blinker fluid?  I think my Sonar Platinum is low on blinker fluid.