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The Grim
and if memory serves me correct, i think mr anderton has even alluded to the fact that lifetime updates will come to an end at some point.

The Grim
link or it didn't happen

+1

Yea...we will see how this pans (pun yes). In the meantime, my DAW is stable and easily accepts 3rd party plugins I find attractive. Down the road....If another DAW becomes more attractive because of my oversight, then there'll be a divorce and new marriage. 

Johnny V,  Thanks for the second machine install procedure. It worked like a charm, as I write from new machine (with all updates intact).
 
thanks man!
 
Kawika

Your welcome. 
 
As an aside to those speculating what will happen to lifetime updates...I for example have a lifetime membership to Goldwave and they will honor that for as long as they keep "updating" If they stop updating or go under that's the chance you take when you take that option with any software. 
 
Updating is the keyword,,, think about it for a moment. So if you truly believe Sonar will stop being updated, that's your prerogative.  Myself I think they are doing pretty good these days and I'm 90% sure the Lifetime Updates will be happening for me for a long time coming. After all , what's it to them.
 
In the currant activation  system we now have I believe they have shot a cannon and sunk the Pirate Ship. That must have been a huge loss of revenue right up to I think X2. When I see new users here and they say "Hi I'm using  Sonar 6-7-8-X1 etc"  I always assume Piracy.