I only read the first page so if this is already out there, excuse me...
 
Cakewalk is a business, the more money they make the more people (R&D) they can employ. We surely don't want Gibson to see Cakewalk as a loser or even revenue neutral. I think it is in our collective best interest for them to thrive. I will be buying another year, I will probably keep buying after I am no longer able to make much use of it. I will purchase pretty much everything they offer. I VALUE Cakewalk very much and will support them by buying, even if I don't "need" what they offer.
It is my choice. I am absolutely AMAZED at all the things Sonar can do and do well. Does anyone remember 10/15 years ago when you needed expensive computer horsepower and expensive external gear. ADAT anyone? Roland 24 track table top recorders with the 'virtual tracks'. A MIDI sync. You could spend a PILE of money, thousands... and not get what we so easily get with Sonar. Now, I realize it isn't all Cakewalk, it is also MS, intel, and others... and there are other DAWs but MY DAW is SONAR and it will be SONAR and it is in my interest to support them so that they do well and get better and better... that is my vision. If I'm wrong, well... it won't break the bank but if I'm right, we all WIN.
 
Sign me up!!
 
Julien

Thing I've noticed with Sonar problems, is it seems to be the same people all the time. They don't just have a bit of a bug or glitch one time, but every month there's some problem.

Now it seems to be that there is also a huge group of folks who don't have any serious issues and only an occassional well known problem that gets fixed pretty quickly.

This all tells me that there are folks who just don't know computers as well as they think and their systems aren't as well put together as they think. Under those conditions it's easy for a program to show up deficiencies in a PC. I know because I've been there.

It's easy to blame Cakewalk, but how could it be possible that it's such a bad program considering that the greater number of users, by far, have little or no problems with Sonar.

In my opinion, Platinum was a great choice for 2015. Though many of the new features I have not used, I think that they added a lot of value to the DAW. I am sure I will pay sometime in 2016, but I will wait for a gotta have moment (which comes too frequently). I am sure many will do the same.  Cakewalk has to expect this and is bound to have plans to get us on board. I think Cakewalk's subscription is effectively Cakewalk gambling on theirselves. So far, I think they are winning, but I think the stakes keep getting higher. I hope they keep winning.

Anderton

kennywtelejazz

John

ArcRex
In my opinion, Platinum was a great choice for 2015. Though many of the new features I have not used, I think that they added a lot of value to the DAW. I am sure I will pay sometime in 2016, but I will wait for a gotta have moment (which comes too frequently). I am sure many will do the same.  Cakewalk has to expect this and is bound to have plans to get us on board. I think Cakewalk's subscription is effectively Cakewalk gambling on theirselves. So far, I think they are winning, but I think the stakes keep getting higher. I hope they keep winning.

This is the best answer I have read on this thread. 

 
You know what John , I honestly wish you did not determine that this was the best answer to a thread you yourself did not start .  As a courtesy  to the OP who started this thread in the first place , should that not be the OP's right and decision ?  
 
Kenny

The OP already gave his opinions on the thread, which is something I wish OP's would do more often. His comment "What I have learned most from this thread is that we all have a unique purpose for this DAW which drives what decision we make" may seem obvious, but it's not. I believe this is particularly true with SONAR, which can be used for so many different applications.
 
As to judging other posts, I think that's fair game and adds to a thread's value. I don't see anything wrong with someone giving a "thumbs up" to someone else's post...especially when you have a thread this long, and people might be skimming it looking for "nuggets."
 
It's all good.

I think that Kenny was saying that other than the OP the only ones who can mark a post Best Answer are hosts (because of their super powers) and mods.
 
I too "vote" that a any host or mod should not "generally" use their powers to decide what is the Best Answer. I feel that is the OPs eminent domain.
 
But I don't make the rules, I only have to live by them. 

John
No, it is open to anyone to decide that. BTW a thread has no ownership. It belongs to the forum. Each post belongs to the poster that posted it. Often when someone  puts +1 in a post its a form of agreement and liking a post. That has been going on for ever. I have often said similar things about a post. At no time has anyone objected.

I understand what you are saying John up to a point but you are not talking about a +1 when you mark a post as best answer .
As far as I know , a +1 is considered marking a post as helpful 
To my understanding once a post has gotten the best answer tag regardless of who tagged it …that's it .
Has that tag now become unchangeable for the duration of the thread ?  Yes ? or No ? 
 
Kenny
 
 
 
 
 

kennywtelejazz

John
No, it is open to anyone to decide that. BTW a thread has no ownership. It belongs to the forum. Each post belongs to the poster that posted it. Often when someone  puts +1 in a post its a form of agreement and liking a post. That has been going on for ever. I have often said similar things about a post. At no time has anyone objected.

I understand what you are saying John up to a point but you are not talking about a +1 when you mark a post as best answer .
As far as I know , a +1 is considered marking a post as helpful 
To my understanding once a post has gotten the best answer tag regardless of who tagged it …that's it .
Has that tag now become unchangeable for the duration of the thread ?  Yes ? or No ? 
 
Kenny
 
 
 
 
 

Kenny see my post just above yours.

Beepster
It is possible that OP marked that post as Best Answer. John seems to have just posted that he thinks that's the best answer.
 
However, and I know John to be reasonable enough to accept this as being the positive/constructive observation it is, if he did mark it as Best Answer using host powers... well I gotta agree that should be left to the OP.
 
I didn't even realize hosts could do that but just for the sake of keeping people happy they probably shouldn't. The Helpful button is more appropriate.
 
JMO for what it's worth... which really isn't much (nor should it be).
 
Peace.

Hover your mouse over the upper right hand corner Best Answer icon and you should see a "tool tip" that says "by John - 13 hours ago".
 
Same is true for the orange Helpful icon in the same position on other posts.