In light of the recent amount of people, who don't seem able to comprehend that a software license is tied to the issuing company .. not the software itself ... makes me really look forward to a redesigned forum which makes it obvious that there has been a change in ownership and management. 
 
Humanity never ceases to amaze me. I can now imagine the scenario where violinists will refuse to receive free Stradivarius instruments, and existing owners throwing the one they already have, after it becomes publicly available. 

Soooooo.....Lifetime updates meant that the core software would be updated to you for free. Welllll.....Isn't that what you're getting? Soooooo ....the problem is what exactly?!?

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And we were not going to have an absolute free ride for life anyhow. 
Go back and read the fine print- It was Life Time UPDATES to Sonar Platinum. 
There is a big difference between upgrade and update,, lets get that right.
 
This is what MIGHT have happened under Gibson if they stayed in business-  say a few years would have gone by and they would have come out with a new version , called it something else and offered it for sale. We would have been offered the usual upgrade offer.  There would have been 100's of people complaining that they have LIFETIME updates who did not get it. 
 
Sonar Splat would have become a legacy version just like X3e and no more updates. 
They would have honored your "lifetime update" with the LIFETIME of SPLAT. 

Use your Sonar and when it gets broken switch to Cakewalk by Bandlab.

muzdol
just wondering why they suggest for joining their site with same email as cakewalk email.

ok, seems there is nothing for lifetime users. thx.

From http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Introduction.30.html

Note: If you previously had a Cakewalk account, sign up for a free BandLab account with the same email address you used with your Cakewalk account. This ensures that BandLab can verify any previous purchases, and any future upgrade or cross grade opportunities will be available to you.

This is the first release of the DAW from BandLab. If you want the latest upgrade based on the product you purchased from Gibson/Cakewalk it is available from BandLab today. It does require establishing a BandLab account. While we do not know the future it appears that BandLab has plans which rely on information gathered from Cakewalk accounts.
 

muzdol
i don't know why you guys insist that i should be happy with new free daw. i'm not happy with new free policy. that is my choice.
but also no long face. things just happen, right?
just wondering why they suggest for joining their site with same email as cakewalk email.

ok, seems there is nothing for lifetime users. thx.

Nothing?
 
You get exactly what you had before. Did you call that nothing?

iRelevant
 
I can now imagine the scenario where violinists will refuse to receive free Stradivarius instruments, and existing owners throwing the one they already have, after it becomes publicly available. 

 
They won't ever give those away for free!! LOL : )

muzdol
i don't know why you guys insist that i should be happy with new free daw. i'm not happy with new free policy. that is my choice.
but also no long face. things just happen, right?
just wondering why they suggest for joining their site with same email as cakewalk email.

ok, seems there is nothing for lifetime users. thx.

No one is forcing you to use BandLabs version of Cakewalk.
You still have the latest version(s) of SONAR Platinum ever released by the owner.
If you want to go further, the new company is offering the product free for everyone.
The new owners will NOT get ANY of the 3rd party addons you got with SPlat when it was alive.
The suggestion for joining is not mandatory, it is only for people wanting to use the new version of Cakewalk, released by another/new company.
PS. I also had a lifetime subscription, but it ended in November last year.
All the best.

I'm putting my lifetime updates for sale on ebay.
 
They're free. Just $1,000,000.01 for shipping.

Ask your doctor about new Gratitude. Gratitude may have side affects like appreciation and actually getting music done with an awesome free DAW.