Onwards and Upwards

Having read the official announcement, my first thoughts are with the Cakewalk employees who must be devastated by Gibson's decision, although I guess there was a certain inevitability about the situation given Gibson's level of debt and the news that they are selling the historic Memphis factory and moving to smaller premises.
 
Looking at Facebook this morning I noted the usual stream of adverts for the new Gibson Custom guitars, regarded by many as overpriced, sub-standard versions of the original legendary instruments. What I saw was a final, desperate attempt to ward off the inevitable.
 
I assume we'll receive clarity regarding issues such as subscriptions and future activations. I also hope that potential customers, who may not frequent this forum, will be given clear and concise notice of the situation before they part with their hard earned money.
 
I'm pleased that several members have touted a plan to keep the forum alive as there's no doubt it's a very valuable resource. I would encourage anyone with a vested interest in the software to help where they can.
 
Overall, it's a sad day for everyone involved.

chriswickens
I love Sonar and I'm pretty mad that Gibson is doing this, but after the Roland sale and now this; I can't continue to support a product with an unknown future. Even if the company is scooped up, I just don't see it as being a secure DAW to use when compared to Logic (Even protools).

I totally get what your saying, but for now I'm going to disable Windows updates and isolate my workstation from the internet. I've already downloaded and archived my purchased products and the relative serial numbers, but I guess that there's a chance that activation will become impossible in the future. When Sonar slips into demo mode and there's no longer any support, I'll be forced switch to an alternative DAW.
 
My next task is to freeze existing projects to ensure cross platform compatibility. That's going to take a while.

chriswickens
 
Even if the company is scooped up, I just don't see it as being a secure DAW to use

 
Yep. The ones that made it what it is will have found greener pastures. Anyone else would just be after a buck$.