Word.

No, I would not buy X3.
 
X2a is full of bugs. It is true, I do can work with it, but I resort all the time to workarounds and I have to remember to NOT do things in the normal way, but in the workaround way. Which is very, very frustrating.
 
Even if it were an X2b, I will then not update to X3 unless it reaches X3b or c or whatever - given the miserable faulty way the previous releases worked immediately after release. I have had terrible experiences with Sonar 8.0 and X1.
 
That being said, if X3 proves to take the same course I'll turn to other developers whose platforms are way stabler. It'll cost more and I'll have to learn again, but in the end I'll be better off.

Glyn Barnes
For me X2b and buying x3 are unrelated as  i have no show stopping issues with x2. It would depend on what X3 added.  

That would be my option as well.  I use X2a for most projects as well as Sound Forge 10 Pro.  As to notation, I got in on the offer for the full package of Finale 2012 for $99.  I am still learning the software, but so far it is great for scores.  I would not have the full package if I had to buy full price  ($700)
 
I have had no problems interfacing X2a with my A 800 Pro or the V Studio 100 so would upgrade to X3 assuming no issues with my hardware.

mudgel
The way things are for me now I cant see me buying another version of Sonar beyond X2.
Fixes or not I dont see anything positive in the Cakewalk and "me" relationship.
I dont see any response to peoples concerns and legit questions.
What I do see is that a company like Presonus is so engaged with its customer base via its web services, that its patently clear it can be done and done well. Cakewalk has lost that engagement with its users that Im alarmed at the number of talented folks who have left not only this once great forum but Sonar as well. Very sad. I still enjoy participating in the forum but even that is less and less with time.
I dont have any major x2a issues but then I no longer work professionally so dont push it as hard as i uswd to.

If there isn't an X2b, I seriously doubt I will be getting X3.
 
I have been a cakewalk user, and cakewalk beta tester in the past, since the DOS days. The current state of X2 works ok for me, but there are some work flow issues that really bug me. I have reported 4 bugs and TS opened some tickets. I would like to see them addressed.
 
The current state of the product is not what the user can get out of it as much as what Roland is trying to get cash out of it. Twelve Tone/Cakewalk, the once user friendly company I loved to be working with, is no more. It is the Roland financing that is ruining a product I once loved and now tolerate. I find myself going back to 8.5 to get rock solid performance. I don't need all the bells and whistles as they are currently implemented in X2.
I am hoping for an X2b before X3.