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Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
In the Sonar Platinum Lifetime Updates FAQ: If we change the name of SONAR Platinum, you will get lifetime updates to the newly named version. It's as simple as that.
Does that mean the Lifetime Updates apply to ANY & ALL future updates to Cakewalk's flagship program?!?!?! This sounds way too good to be true!... and you know the old saying about that... ORDo they mean "you will get lifetime updates (up to) the newly named version" I'm skeptical about ANY company that claims Lifetime Updates due to getting burned on the popular Health Club/Gym Lifetime Memberships the were so popular in the 90's. Lifetime Updates usually meant the lifetime of that EXACT product name or company name. Personally, I think Cakewalk easily deserves my $199 for such a great product, but like I said, just for clarity...
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 12:34:52
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☄ Helpfulby chuckebaby 2016/08/26 15:33:19
This has been discussed ad nauseum.
If you don't believe it, don't buy it. Or, just join the hundreds, if not thousands who have.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 12:35:54
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It's all a conspiracy, they are waiting for you in particular to purchase lifetime updates and then they will roll out a new flagship version which will be exempt.
Lol!!!
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 12:43:55
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I just ask a question and this is what I get.
It's interesting how neither one answered the question.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 13:06:54
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☄ Helpfulby dcumpian 2016/08/26 13:30:27
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I just ask a question and this is what I get.
It's interesting how neither one answered the question.
Their point is this subject has been beat to death and there are a multitude of similar threads threads. Most (including myself) believe that Cake is on the up and up and the lifetime deal is a no brainer. Rocky
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 14:07:56
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☄ Helpfulby easyjoey 2016/08/26 15:05:35
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I just ask a question and this is what I get.
It's interesting how neither one answered the question.
Their point is this subject has been beat to death and there are a multitude of similar threads threads. Most (including myself) believe that Cake is on the up and up and the lifetime deal is a no brainer.
Rocky Actually, by going to Help>About Sonar I noticed that under Membership it reads Valid Through 12/24/2037 and I'm wondering if they expect me to be dead by Christmas eve of 2037. 
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 14:33:44
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☄ Helpfulby Steve_Karl 2016/08/26 15:08:55
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CakeFan
I just ask a question and this is what I get.
It's interesting how neither one answered the question.
Their point is this subject has been beat to death and there are a multitude of similar threads threads. Most (including myself) believe that Cake is on the up and up and the lifetime deal is a no brainer.
Rocky
Actually, by going to Help>About Sonar I noticed that under Membership it reads Valid Through 12/24/2037 and I'm wondering if they expect me to be dead by Christmas eve of 2037.
I'm also good to go until 2037  Google the year 2038 problem, LOL!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
post edited by abacab - 2016/08/26 14:55:06
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 14:50:11
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 14:54:12
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My guess is many of you were not even bothered by the Day 10000 problem. It was eclipsed by newer programming opportunities. Still, it was a good revenue generator for those involved.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 15:12:29
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CakeFan
I just ask a question and this is what I get.
No... Actually, "this is what you get" when you don't do a google search  seriously though, it has been discussed over and over and over again. good question, im not knocking your curiosity, im just saying a google search would have saved you the trouble of asking something that has been beaten. There is a 12 page thread about it. Read #3 http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3419233
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 15:51:01
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People who think Lifetime Updates mean the company will die a horrible death forget that a) this applies only to Platinum, and b) Cakewalk derives income from new users, not just renewals.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 16:54:40
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☄ Helpfulby gustabo 2016/08/26 17:50:37
They mean exactly what they said: If we change the name of SONAR Platinum, you will get lifetime updates to the newly named version. I t ' s a s s i m p l e a s t h a t .
post edited by soens - 2016/12/01 18:54:39
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 17:48:55
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☄ Helpfulby karhide 2016/08/27 02:50:59
I really want to jump in here with some super squirrel secret fine print gotchas, but ... I got nothin'
These guys aren't the first to do it. It's a great opportunity. Do it. You know you want to. ALL of the older kids are doing it.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 17:51:46
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2016/08/27 15:34:29
Hey, it wouldn't be the Cakewalk forums we all know & love if there wasn't at least once active thread about membership or lifetime update conspiracies...
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 17:57:45
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2016/08/27 15:34:44
Wow! It just occurred to me that I won't need to buy any new software until 2037, or my expiration date, whichever comes 1st ... Got Sonar Platinum with lifetime updates. Got Windows 10 with lifetime updates. But I just need ONE more softsynth!
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 18:42:44
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Anderton
People who think Lifetime Updates mean the company will die a horrible death forget that a) this applies only to Platinum, and b) Cakewalk derives income from new users, not just renewals.
and c) the offer ends in a few days.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 18:45:29
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rivers88
Hey, it wouldn't be the Cakewalk forums we all know & love if there wasn't at least once active thread about membership or lifetime update conspiracies...
Conspiracy? You think it's a conspiracy? Then the mainstream media has you exactly where they want you. Apple knows your life will cease to exist on January 1, 2038, at exactly 8 PM GMT - and I can prove it to you. 1. Grab an iPhone. 2. Choose Settings > General > Date and Time.3. Turn off Set Automatically. 4. Advance the spinner to set the time and date. 5. You cannot set it past January 1, 2038, at 8:00 PM GMT. You've been warned.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 18:59:43
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Whoa - That's some deep stuff, Mr Anderton! Dang, I need to figure out what I'm going to do when I grow up - Evidently I only have around 22 years left!!  Sure hope I'm a hip 77-year old when I croak ...
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 19:02:45
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Anderton
Apple knows your life will cease to exist on January 1, 2038, at exactly 8 PM GMT - and I can prove it to you.
1. Grab an iPhone.
2. Choose Settings > General > Date and Time.
3. Turn off Set Automatically.
4. Advance the spinner to set the time and date.
5. You cannot set it past January 1, 2038, at 8:00 PM GMT.
You've been warned.
... that's simply the end of the iphone. If you cannot live without it then, yes, it will be your end too.
post edited by soens - 2016/11/26 07:17:02
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 19:12:41
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I like to think that it is a conspiracy to nullify late adopters and make them all early adopters. Some may need to think about that in order to understand it.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 19:56:07
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abacab
Wow! It just occurred to me that I won't need to buy any new software until 2037, or my expiration date, whichever comes 1st ...
You won't need to but we hope you will want to buy some of the future add ons to SONAR we have planned. The idea is to change the model such that users don't have to pay for improvements and fixes to the app but rather, optionally pay for more radical new add ons. People have complained for years that they were forced to buy a new version just to get bug fixes - we believe that is an outdated model of software development that doesn't favor the customer. BTW AFIK you WILL need to buy a new version of Windows 10 since the install is locked to your PC. If you buy a new PC I don't think you can transfer that license - at least I haven't heard that.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 20:36:51
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2016/08/27 15:36:31
In the name of all that's holy....PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!!!
I honestly believe if Cakewalk gave away Sonar for free with no strings attached, people would still either complain or be suspicious.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 20:49:48
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CakeFan
In the Sonar Platinum Lifetime Updates FAQ:
If we change the name of SONAR Platinum, you will get lifetime updates to the newly named version. It's as simple as that.
Does that mean the Lifetime Updates apply to ANY & ALL future updates to Cakewalk's flagship program?!?!?!
This sounds way too good to be true!... and you know the old saying about that...
OR
Do they mean "you will get lifetime updates (up to) the newly named version"
I'm skeptical about ANY company that claims Lifetime Updates due to getting burned on the popular Health Club/Gym Lifetime Memberships the were so popular in the 90's.
If they meant "up to" the newly name version, they would have said it that way. But to make it beyond clear maybe Cakewalk should change the FAQ to read: ".....you will get lifetime updates FOR the newly named version, including any future name changes of Sonar Platinum"
Not that the original FAQ was confusing (to me, at least) in any way, but obviously there are some that can twist the words around unless it's written like an attorney's legal document. But then the FAQ would be ten times the length. (this all kind of reminds me of the presidential race, every word gets dissected and twisted around by the opponents) And Cakewalk's Lifetime offer is not a Health Club membership, there are no catches, no hidden fees, no trick conditions. It is what it is. A great deal with no secret catches.
post edited by Leee - 2016/08/26 21:16:42
Lee Shapirowww.soundclick.com/leeshapiro Welcome BandLab and thank you for giving Cakewalk and Sonar a new lease on life.
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abacab
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 21:17:58
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
abacab
Wow! It just occurred to me that I won't need to buy any new software until 2037, or my expiration date, whichever comes 1st ...
BTW AFIK you WILL need to buy a new version of Windows 10 since the install is locked to your PC. If you buy a new PC I don't think you can transfer that license - at least I haven't heard that.
I believe that is a true statement as far as the OEM license goes, as well as the free upgrade from Windows 7/8.1. But if you have purchased a retail copy of Windows 10 you can move it and activate it on a different PC. The latest news I just heard is that with the Windows 10 anniversary update, you can tie your Windows 10 activation to your PC with your Microsoft account at the Windows store. If you do that, they may even let you upgrade your motherboard, if your drives and such remain in place, and reactivate online without issue. http://www.howtogeek.com/...pc%E2%80%99s-hardware/ Also, as Bob Bone posted recently, Windows 10 can now handle a significant change in motherboard architecture, without requiring a clean install. Has something to do with changes to the hardware abstraction in Windows 10, I think. And finally, yes I will probably put the cash saved to good use in acquiring some fancy new softsynths that Cakewalk is sure to develop soon
post edited by abacab - 2016/08/26 21:46:00
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/26 22:36:36
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I had a bad experience upgrading from windows 7 to windows 8. I bought a laptop that had windows 7 in it... but it came with a $10 upgrade to windows 8. so I grabbed the $10 update and installed it on the laptop. 2 years later I replaced the laptop with an SSD. I went to install a clean version of windows 8 and use the Serial I bought from windows and it wouldn't work. I called windows tech support which was very fast to be honest . (a funny dig yes ). anyway, they informed me I couldn't use the serial on a clean install, it only worked as an upgrade from windows 7. so I had to install windows 7, then install windows 8 in the form of an upgrade. so stupid. I will never use Microsoft again, im switching to..... well I guess I will use Microsoft again . there's really nothing else...and they know it.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/27 08:53:28
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☄ Helpfulby BobF 2016/08/27 10:28:41
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I just ask a question and this is what I get.
It's interesting how neither one answered the question.
You should search this forum for previous questions before you ask a question. I've just been coming here a month or two and it is amazing how many people ask the same questions over and over.
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Anderton
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/27 10:33:31
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With a search engine like Google, you can enter
site:forum.cakewalk.com
...to return search results from only the forum.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/27 10:45:46
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Anderton
With a search engine like Google, you can enter
site:forum.cakewalk.com
...to return search results from only the forum.
I know this has been posted before but thanks for doing it again. I keep forgetting that you can do that. :-)
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/27 15:11:34
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I signed up for the lifetime updates, in spite of the fact that I am currently an unhappy customer (outstanding technical support issue since April).
Purchase went smoothly for the expected $99 price.
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Re: Platinum Lifetime Updates: Just for clarity.
2016/08/27 15:29:54
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I wonder if the Cake servers will crash on Aug 31st due to the last minute traffic to get the upgrade???
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