Hey guys,
I own Sonar Platinum through steam. My yearly update plan thing ran out in April, and I have been looking into renewing it to get the rolling updates going again only to realise that platinum users have to pay a heap more money to do so. At the moment it would cost me 249USD to jump back on the rolling updates compared to Pro which is only 99USD. I looked back at the past months to see what the difference is between the versions and I have to say I am somewhat baffled by the fact that platinum users only get 1 or 2 extra features compared to the rest. How on earth is this "season pass" worth an extra 150 a year? I paid a premium upfront for platinum to get the extra features like vocalsync etc, so I feel I am being somewhat punished for owning a more expensive product. 
Does anyone feel the same about this issue? 
I am not trying to troll, honest, I love Sonar as a DAW. I just feel there is something wrong with the pricing structure here.
 
Thanks. 
Neil

1 or 2 features? Really? Is that your considered opinion or do you have facts to back that up?  Here is a basic list of the different versions. This does not include updates and features provided monthly.  http://www.cakewalk.com/P...s/SONAR/Versions#start

Did you misunderstand my post? I was talking about the updates dude. Not what came with it originally.
Theres my evidence. And as i said, not trolling. Just finding it hard to see the value comparatively

https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Rolling-Updates

As far as i can tell, according to the rolling updates page for 2017, there has only been the transform tool that is specific to platinum. Am i crazy or is this correct? Not trying to start a fight, again i love sonar, I'm just struggling to comprehend.

I guess the obvious answer is if you don't think the rolling updates are worth the yearly charge then stay with the version you have, and keep all of the features that as you point out you have already paid for. It doesn't get much fairer than that.
 
Take a look at Adobe if you need to put the fairness of the Cakewalk rolling update system into perspective.

Could be fairer IMO as ive pointed out the differences between the updates. But each to their own. Man i would be stoked if i could buy the professional season pass 2017 (i don't believe this is possible for splat owners?) As it has everything bar 1 addition (so far).

If you paid for a full year, you "own" it.
You can purchase a Professional licence now instead, if desired.
All the best.

Honestly, I get your point of view. It is valid for the isolated upgrade perspective. But of course the business model is a bit different. You pay to continue to use Platinum components together with updated core components - or keep the state of platinum.
 I like the Cakewalk Software very much. Last year I started with Artist, that would have been enough for a long time. But then came the lifetime offer, and this was obviously a no brainer for me to update to Platinum.
So - it is your choice if you pay or not. Maybe it is worth to consider if the Pro or Artist variant might be enough.
 
 

Zargg
If you paid for a full year, you "own" it.
You can purchase a Professional licence now instead, if desired.
All the best.

Thanks Zargg. Good to know champ. 
 
 

SigiZ58
Honestly, I get your point of view. It is valid for the isolated upgrade perspective. But of course the business model is a bit different. You pay to continue to use Platinum components together with updated core components - or keep the state of platinum.
 I like the Cakewalk Software very much. Last year I started with Artist, that would have been enough for a long time. But then came the lifetime offer, and this was obviously a no brainer for me to update to Platinum.
So - it is your choice if you pay or not. Maybe it is worth to consider if the Pro or Artist variant might be enough.
 
 

Thanks Sigi, I appreciate the insight. Decisions to be made, no doubt.