I'm starting to think not. When 2015 was released in January, CW did say the plan was to release a demo sooner after the initial release than they had with previous versions. It's four months later, and still no word about a demo from CW, even though several people on these forums have asked about it.
 
Is CW just assuming that if people want to take it for a test run, they should be willing to pay a month's membership fee?
 
Maybe I'm just being cynical, but why say you're going to release a demo earlier than usual and then go silent about it for months?
 
Thanks-
 
-Susan

Since it reverts to "Demo Mode" anyway, it doesn't make sense that everyone cannot simply download it now.

iZotope let's you demo VERY expensive software for free, and works for 10 days... No muss, no fuss... And they must get good sales from it.

mettelus
Since it reverts to "Demo Mode" anyway, it doesn't make sense that everyone cannot simply download it now.

iZotope let's you demo VERY expensive software for free, and works for 10 days... No muss, no fuss... And they must get good sales from it.

Hi Michael-
 
I agree. I don't understand why they don't just provide demo downloads for the current version, or why they didn't for even earlier versions, since it reverts, as you say. I guess they have their reasons...?
 
Thanks-
 
-Susan

Hi Susan, based on reading about the simple manual for the new Rapture Pro it seems a concern for piracy... Something that requires serious attention in an appropriate manner. There are already several methods in use much more efficient that do not affect legitimate sales.

Ironically, someone can load their SONAR on a friend's computer, yet the concern for this seems nonexistent. If a company wishes to attack piracy, then attack piracy, not customers. Criminals will exploit every loophole you allow.

Which release do they make the demo for? The current one? That's a moving target every month as features are added.

Aren't most of the new added features not part of the demo. I thought the demo was just a base version, lower than the Artist version. Though it would contain up to date fixes for the parts it does contain. Frion the CCC this would be just the header download. 

It would seem to make sense to just make the current Artist version available for free download, reverting to demo mode at the end of some period of time. Presonus seems to do this in a particularly cool way - they have a basic free version of Studio One, which you can download and use to your heart's content, but you can start a 30-day demo of the full Professional version at any time, which will revert back to free mode if they haven't convinced you by then - "start free, then go pro"...

is it not already demo for a few bucks per month for a full version?...man a joint cost more, cigs cost more....this is a good deal...once they get it working with all the other things changing in OS and devices...let em focus on making the full version great...put in some dosh man!...and then troubleshoot with us!

mudgel
Which release do they make the demo for? The current one? That's a moving target every month as features are added.

As the reverting to demo mode exists in the core program (all iterations), I am not sure this is overly relevant. Seeing as you had yours revert to demo mode, did you have to reinstall Braintree to get it back?
 
As it stands today, if someone pays X dollars for a month, they can download (the current revision) and it reverts to demo mode. I cannot think of a single instance of potential customers being charged to demo software.

I won't be upgrading until I can trial the software first.  No demo no sale.
No big deal, plenty of other software to spend my upgrade budget on