lifetime updates

So far it was mentioned several times that the offer was one time only. Note that even CW is planning to repeat it, they will not tell you in advance (obvious reason). The price politic was drastically changed 2 month ago, it is no longer "you can get everything close to for free, when not in a hurry", as it was for many years...

At first cakewalk had a 1 month time frame to upgrade (to lifetime updates).
So everyone rushed around, trying to buy it within the 1 month time frame. Turns out cakewalk was kind enough to extend that offer 4 more months (for people who didn't have the money and needed time to save)
For example someone maybe who needed a month because they were moving .
 
The offer ran for almost 6 months.
I do not look at it as anything else but a 1 time great offer that cakewalk gave to its loyal users.

I think it was a good token offer.
But the problems do not lie with CW in whole...So to say it works on or with ..OS..being another variable...the offer should repeat at....A special offering time of tidings and ..we all hope for Joy and bliss...and push the cow near the dire desired terms.
 
I would pay another push push...to dig into what is behind the vale of the OS WIN MS mayhem of updates...which seem to cause, infractions of setup, or use without permissions to do so...if so is os.
 
CPU hick ups..not resolving something...if it is a service trying to open a connection or other sending tactics...it causes issues...and if it cannot solve the ((secret sending)) where is the data stored until it can?...cache?.memory?..or does it take over and write to folder or file system....causing another interruption of work ethics being used or working with?....Too many changes occur, too many updates, too many violations of setups being reverted back to defaults?....
 
Well...life times of updates...Thus CW being a good provider of Music making, now tied to Gibson, another good provider of instruments for making music.
 
I would say...with these two teaming up to make music...a good thing...Needs to be!!!....so It is not their intent to sabotage the processing it...if this now software end is in their camp!.
 
 
I would truly say....Push the MS people to make a audio and video OS...and leave out the garbage mistrust and trace and track...To the internet Jinn.
 
Or send in the door kickers, and dog sniffers...for the terror tactic redflagging to make someone accountable for some bent crime.
 
Is the crime not imposed by mistrust?
 
 
Who is mistrusting us . ..to need to trace and track...what is put in...is then manifested through.
 
So, Yes..Please, Let us put a donation towards....as It is impossible to continue fixing on what was garnished out to a few who could afford it.
 
Perhaps once a year...on a very announced time line....CW could make a exclusive day?...so others who do buy in, get a sort of coverage ...in hopes MS gets things settled with the mistrusting us.
But ask we trust them.
 
Surely We see eye to eye a need for all parties to work proper...Truth and Trust go hand in hand!.
 
Cheers!

thanks for the replies
 
I'm obviously envious of the lifetime updaters
and I agree with you Chuck that it would be nice to have a window of a few days to allow
the customers who missed the offer to be included
But I still find the offer strange!!
I do not know how many took up the offer, but i would expect it to be most of the core users
where will the future yearly revenue come from?
 
(Sir Les - I'll need a bit of time to translate your post)

The DAW market is pretty competitive.  Those "one time only" seems to appear more than once.  Just wait.

godino
 
it probably cost you the same as a normal update....sheesh!!

Yes I thought it was a deal at the time. Cake advertised it as a way to thank their loyal customers, which I certainly have been. As I mentioned, a LOT of others, for their own reasons, decided it wasn't such a great deal. Some are now coming back and asking for lifetime updates. Hindsight is always 20:20.
 
 

chuckebaby
I agree with some of what you are saying but don't you wish others get the same deal you had (if only a 3 day window).

People which have no "lifetime" and want it now probably have not payed for 2015+2016 upgrades (with such condition the offer really was "no-brainer", lasting till the end of the year, it was less than one year update). Nor they are currently members (why to ask for an offer if you already have everything?). Most "lifetimer" have paid for 2015+2016+upgrade. So, they have paid for 2016. And they have payed extra for 2017+ in 2016. I mean lifetime is practically not yet a win financially, it will be next year (if everything goes as it goes).
 
Yes, when you know one year is $250 (while strictly speaking that is not true) and before it was <=$150, 2x$150+extra for lifetime does not look bad... but the train is already gone.

chuckebaby
I'll say it again... Doesn't everyone deserve what we were offered ?
Or is it "You missed the bus too bad for you" ?

(IMO) Cake are the drivers of their own bus - what they can do for the good of their business is up to them
Chuck - No offence (JK) - But as long as you're waiving your magic wand - I want staff view fixed.

chuckebaby
Im only wishing well on other users what was given to me (Lifetime updates).

The offer was for everyone, and it was not "given to you", you have paid for that. The advantage of lifetime for those who have it starts NEXT year.
 

Ha. Brando, even though we don't agree, I still respect and value your opinion.
As for staff view ?
Keep dreaming:-)

AZslow, I'm sorry if I was not clear, not " given ".
Just an opportunity. This guy, the OP has upgraded since sonar 7 and he now has platinum. I ( personally) wish he had that opportunity. Because I know I'm grateful I did.
If only 3 days. May I ask , does that bother you?

godino
cant really get my head around it!
 

It seemed to me at the time the lifetime deal was offered it was also a kind of 'consolation' for long term windows using customers when Cakewalk was heading down the Mac path. I think there was method in the madness of announcing them together.

azslow3

chuckebaby
AZslow, I'm sorry if I was not clear, not " given ".
Just an opportunity. This guy, the OP has upgraded since sonar 7 and he now has platinum. I ( personally) wish he had that opportunity. Because I know I'm grateful I did.
If only 3 days. May I ask , does that bother you?

It is not that I want keep my "exclusivity". In fact I wish "lifetime" for yet another person.
My points was different: (1) CW can not answer on that question in advance (2) in case they decide to offer lifetime again, it probably going to be not "cheap" (3) I do not think "3 days" approach is good for CW marketing.
 
In my case "a gift" approach can work, I mean the same as they had at the end of last year. Who knows, may be CW can do this again.

I agree with all your points .
 
 

When people say "just funnin'"...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
... I'll get me coat.