sounds to me like sonar platinum will come to a screaching halt soon after everybody has bought into this updates for life down the road when the next latest and greatest comes out .why should we have to pay for fixes anyway.. i am a little disappointed with CW . i bet we will end up paying for some cool new feature that wont be included in the updates for life promise.

so did anyone elses price for lifetime updates go up while waiting for june 1st announcement?
 
i held off after logging in a couple of weeks ago and seeing a $149 upgrade cost - thinking it was a smart thing to do
as cakewalk was pushing this big announcement so hard. 
 
announcement comes - has pretty much zero impact - and now i am being charged $199 after no warning of a pending price increase. for some reason i did take a screenshot of my shopping cart back then showing the initial price, but still no response from support. 

Well even if you spend $2,000 on a guitar, you still have to update the strings every so often. It's just a fact of life.

From Jun 1 through Aug 31 all Platinum renewals and upgrades include lifetime upgrades. This is why there is a price change. Refer to the FAQ http://www.cakewalk.com/June-2016#SONAR4Life

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so did anyone elses price for lifetime updates go up while waiting for june 1st announcement?
 
i held off after logging in a couple of weeks ago and seeing a $149 upgrade cost - thinking it was a smart thing to do
as cakewalk was pushing this big announcement so hard. 
 
announcement comes - has pretty much zero impact - and now i am being charged $199 after no warning of a pending price increase. for some reason i did take a screenshot of my shopping cart back then showing the initial price, but still no response from support. 

Yes, the same has happened to me.  My price went up after the June 1st announcement came out.  No response for me either.  

i would not pay the 199 it will go down just give some time it always does i paid 99.00 renewal in march 2016 but it was 149.00 in jan 2016

$99 was a promotional price for an annual renewal, it does not include lifetime upgrades.

yea i know i just was making the point that the price could go down just like the renewal always did but maybe it wont
 

Just got another email from Cakewalk...is this a typo? The header says the lifetime updates are $99 still.
 
"You spoke, we listened, and starting at just $49, you can get Lifetime Updates for SONAR Platinum."

Depends on if a renewal was purchased for this year and how much was paid. From http://www.cakewalk.com/June-2016#SONAR4Life

I just renewed SONAR Platinum this year. Do I still have to pay the full $199?

No, your price will be $199 minus the amount you paid when you purchased your renewal. Click here to see your price.