EDIT: Well, some people apparently have the integrity to admit when they are wrong. Please see post #39. I won't share the personal email he sent me, but it was genuine. Wow...just wow. And you think some of the people posting here are a little off-kilter...check out this email I just received in my Gibson account. It was
not a personal email, but a mass-broadcast email with a return email address, and is a matter of public record. He wanted to get this out to as many people as possible, so I'm glad to help!
You might want to send a friendly email to
CharlesOfHigherCall@comcast.net and let him know that no one at Cakewalk is forcing anyone to make monthly payments, and you can indeed purchase the software fully. I sent him a note, but he'll never believe me due to my being part of Cakewalk's evil corporate empire that's dedicated solely to ripping off artists.
Now, excuse me while I jump into my Jaguar; I need to board my private jet for the usual weekend trip to my mansion on the Big Island. I think Trixie, Crystal, and Heather are already there...must not keep them waiting in the hot tub!
SOFTWARE RIP-OFF For The Sake Of GREED.Lately the New Thing for Software Companies to do is to Force You To Make Monthly Payments instead of just purchasing the software fully at that time. My first notice of this was with Adobe and Microsoft and this means you are paying a Monthy Payment every month and it never stops, nor do you ever own your product..NOW Cakewalk is doing the same thing is is trying to say that they don't totally take it away, but leave you with an Le Version (barely software at all). IF YOU THINK THIS WILL NOT AFFECT YOU as a Non-Artists think again, for they will start doing this, and have, with all Software, so when you want to publish or do anything else with Software it will be a Monthly Charge just to do this. This means it can close down some businesses, as well for not being able to afford this. We all know, too, well that prices never just stay at a low price, but increase through the years. Most Artists are Exploited as it is and now here it is again where Artists may not be able to afford Software they need to be creative. Most Artists don't have this kind of money due to being exploited anyway. WHAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN is All Of You Send a Complaint to Adobe and Cakewalk protecting this abuse against Artists... If you don't you will find that Microsoft and other are doing the same thing and you will Lose the Right To Own Software. Don't we get enough Greed forced upon us? This is one we can stop. They will try to convince you that it is a great thing and you can take it anywhere you go, but the truth is it is another form of Greed and will Force You To Lose FREEDOMS you had before. Charles of "Higher Call" Music/Photography