Susan G
I think if you discontinue paying before the 12 months is up, you don't end up with the complete software package; it reverts to demo mode.

This is correct. If the monthly payment plan is selected and cancelled before the 12th payment, the product will revert to demo mode.

I think this is a great plan.  Regarding pricing, since I am on X1, it looks like it will cost me $199 to get current.  I was about to pay $289 *just* for a vocal alignment plug-in.
 
Instead of choosing subscription v purchase, Cakewalk is giving users the best of both worlds.  I am excited about this and will participate.

I guess it was the "Cakewalk is trusting you to pay for it over the course of a year" part that threw me. Since they effectively "take it back" if you stop making monthly payments, I don't see that there's really any element of trust involved.  It is in fact similar to a rental model already (IMO) in the sense that it does in fact die on you if you stop making payments. I don't see anything wrong with that, BTW.
 
-Susan
 
Edit: This is in response to post #250. How the heck do you reply without quoting an entire post (with all its quotes)?

TerraSin
Andrew: will this effect our ability to install Sonar on more than one machine at all? As in, will we have to have a dedicated internet enabled machine to verify our membership/account?
 
Edit: Just noticed the offline activation tab in accounts. Very awesome! :D

Nope. I think that's been answered a few times earlier by Willy, Seth and Ryan.

Susan G
I guess it was the "Cakewalk is trusting you to pay for it over the course of a year" part that threw me. Since they effectively "take it back" if you stop making monthly payments, I don't see that there's really any element of trust involved.  It is in fact similar to a rental model already (IMO) in the sense that it does in fact die on you if you stop making payments. I don't see anything wrong with that, BTW.
 
-Susan

Except that after 12 months, you get to keep everything you received outright, no strings attached. Adobe doesn't do that. Most subscription models don't do that.

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]

Susan G
I guess it was the "Cakewalk is trusting you to pay for it over the course of a year" part that threw me. Since they effectively "take it back" if you stop making monthly payments, I don't see that there's really any element of trust involved.  It is in fact similar to a rental model already (IMO) in the sense that it does in fact die on you if you stop making payments. I don't see anything wrong with that, BTW.
 
-Susan

Except that after 12 months, you get to keep everything you received outright, no strings attached. Adobe doesn't do that. Most subscription models don't do that.

Right, I understand that. I was only talking about if you don't continue paying for the full 12 months.
 
-Susan

I'm not sold yet on the new version, but I REALLY like the extra stacked FX and Sends in each channel strip! I'll have to give this all a go, though. 
 
Subscription for Platinum isn't ideal, for me (far too expensive--$24.99 would have been right-priced ($600/2yrs, vs. $600/1yr)). If it's viewed as a payment method, it equals putting $499 on a VISA and paying Interest. 
 

Then you should be pleased to know as an X3 Producer owner the first year subscription is $14.99/month and the second year is $19.99/month or $149 for the first year and $199 for the second.

brconflict
I'm not sold yet on the new version, but I REALLY like the extra stacked FX and Sends in each channel strip! I'll have to give this all a go, though. 
 
Subscription for Platinum isn't ideal, for me (far too expensive--$24.99 would have been right-priced ($600/2yrs, vs. $600/1yr)). If it's viewed as a payment method, it equals putting $499 on a VISA and paying Interest. 
 

Aren't you upgrading? Your price would be $14.99/month if you have X3 Producer.

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]

brconflict
I'm not sold yet on the new version, but I REALLY like the extra stacked FX and Sends in each channel strip! I'll have to give this all a go, though. 
 
Subscription for Platinum isn't ideal, for me (far too expensive--$24.99 would have been right-priced ($600/2yrs, vs. $600/1yr)). If it's viewed as a payment method, it equals putting $499 on a VISA and paying Interest. 
 

Aren't you upgrading? Your price would be $14.99/month if you have X3 Producer.

Right now, I don't need to. I'm working in X3. There's a few features I want to see, but we aren't quite there yet. I may give it a shot to see if the glitches I have with Lanes are better. I might have to before the discount ends, though. I do like the inline updates. That's the way I like them.