Bandlab are going to continue development of Sonar (it may or may not be called Sonar).
Bandlab have stated that their intention is for all Sonar users (of any version) to move forward to the new Bandlab owned version for no charge.
 
That makes the future of authorising your current (or old) version of Sonar moot.

Karyn
Bandlab have stated that their intention is for all Sonar users (of any version) to move forward to the new Bandlab owned version for no charge.

That's what I was asking. Thanks! I had not seen a statement like that in what I've read.

Actually, their official statement contradicts that:
 
"BandLab Technologies did not acquire the operating company of Cakewalk Inc., only the complete set of intellectual property, patents, trademarks and certain assets necessary or related to the entire Cakewalk product suite. 

For users of Cakewalk from before 21st February 2018 – please refer to the original Gibson/Cakewalk announcement FAQ here."

Dave76

Karyn
Bandlab have stated that their intention is for all Sonar users (of any version) to move forward to the new Bandlab owned version for no charge.

That's what I was asking. Thanks! I had not seen a statement like that in what I've read.

Hopefully it will happen exactly as they intend...  in simple terms they've bought the current version of Sonar that we already own, it would be hard to justify selling it to us a second time.
 
Very simplistically it would just be a case of continuing where Cakewalk left off, using whatever update model they choose.  Personally I prefer the "free point update with paid major update" model.
In reality there are all sorts of licensing issues to sort out before they can start giving anything away, free or paid or otherwise...

see http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3731449
 
edit: now refers to Noel's post

Dave76
Actually, their official statement contradicts that:
 
"BandLab Technologies did not acquire the operating company of Cakewalk Inc., only the complete set of intellectual property, patents, trademarks and certain assets necessary or related to the entire Cakewalk product suite. 

For users of Cakewalk from before 21st February 2018 – please refer to the original Gibson/Cakewalk announcement FAQ here."

Meng
 I quickly wanted to address a key concern I saw in and amongst the threads so far and immediately reassure everyone that even though the suite of Cakewalk & SONAR products is now within a new company, our steadfast goal is that former SONAR owners (of all versions) will not need to spend any money to cross-over/cross-grade to the future flagship product.

Reference : http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3730905
 

Very interesting. I will be happy to support both SONAR and Studio One as my primary tools.
Each has it's strengths, so I find this to be good news!

hallelujah

scook

Serious_Noize!
Does this mean if I want to reactivate my Sonar Platinum and license through command center "Or the download files which I already have" in the future that I will have to purchase a new license

no

That being the case, "NO" that is. Considering the impression I got : "Perhaps I misread?", but I got the impression that the new owners were no longer responsible for previous cakewalk licenses, meaning, they may say : "We will continue to do whatever", but until I see or hear them iron clad say : LOOK : "For those of you who currently own cakewalk licenses we will continue to : NOTE : MAINTAIN an activation process so that you do not lose your activation process OR LICENSE". 
 
While I get the part about the : Sure we will keep cakewalk going and rah rah rah stuff. 
 
The part about where they say : 
 
" Is the old website still relevant or active?
No. Certain features on www.cakewalk.com may still work, but we are now in a migration process to ensure everything that has been acquired will be safely transferred as well as archiving the old site onto a legacy subdomain."
 
RELEVANT being the key word and they said "NO". So, command Center and activation may be a no go according to that in the very near if not already future is what I am asking about??? 
 
Please do not speak unless you ACTUALLY KNOW FOR SURE what is going on. I don't mean to sound rude, but it's a question every cakewalk user would like to know. 
 
 

BlixYZ
I'm using studio one in my studio, but in my music classroom I'm using sonar still.
I'm enjoying many things about studio one, but missing many things about sonar. 
I have no problem paying for and using both moving forward.

 
 
 
“Don Quixote”, where it was written “It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket.”
 
And this is why you adhere to the Don..."don't put all your eggs in one basket". Shortly after Gibson acquired Cakewalk I bought Studio One Producer and love it. I have never trusted Gibson Corporate and was right not to. I have been using both DAWs since. I could not agree with your more.