Seems like a good way to attract new users is to offer a free trial version as was previously done in the old model. As it stands now, a potential new user would need to pay the first month for the trial. Is this not the current situation ? I know it was announced there would be a trial version but 3 months in and nothing as far as I can tell. I know it is only a few bucks but it seems to matter to some people.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3210126

Priorities. The new users thing seems to be taking care of itself, and existing users need to be kept happy.

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Anderton
In a larger sense, software is kind  of like the calculus concept where a ball bounces halfway to a wall with each bounce. When does it reach the wall? Well, theoretically, never. With software development, it seems at some point you have to decide when the ball is close enough to the wall to say that it has reached the wall...even if it hasn't.

IIRC, this is called Zeno's paradox and was a legitimate paradox until it was discovered that an infinite series can have a finite sum.

mathematically it is known that some infinite series have finite sums but then again numbers don't exist in the 'real world'. :-)

We've got people pushing for on the dot monthly updates and those who would prefer nothing be released until eveything is perfected.
 
Both of those extremes would be impractical and somewhat foolhardy for the Baker's to implement. Fortunately the impression I get (just from watching the forum reactions... I am now a couple releases behind) is they are going for a decent balance of timely yet reasonably stable content release with a good amount of "Wow" tossed in to keep people interested.
 
That ain't arse kissing (if they were screwing up I'd say it and have in the past). It's just how I'm reading the situation.
 
There are a lot of things I think could be improved but really I've been too busy just working with the product (mostly trouble free) to harp about it. Really the fact an angsty, easily annoyed dum dum like me is able to do that seems to be a good sign the program is working well.
 
Meh. Just logged in for a bit so thought I'd toss in my rusted two coppers.
 
Cheers.