I was a big critic if X1 because of my experience with it.
X2a was a significant improvement but I missed the regular contact from the bakers. It was a bit like some long standing acquaintances had decided to ignore me. Now I know they were really busy fixing up all the things I had been complaining about.
While that may not have been my choice of how to deal with X2, it was what Cakewalk did and they've delivered the goods through the release of X3 which right from the start has not only delivered but obviously had a map for its delivery and ongoing development of this release cycle.
X3b is already great, knowing that X3c is due within the next week is just icing on the cake. And the talk indicates that there will be other updates in the 3X release cycle.
I want to add my compliments to the efforts of the whole Cakewalk team.