I need to say this.
 
Many are reacting with anger over what Gibson has done with Cakewalk. Some are suggesting that they are even going to sell their guitars, I guess, in some sort of revenge or protest against Gibson.
 
Forgive me if I'm overstepping, but I'd strongly caution against this (at least if you are happy with the guitars you are going to sell). Gibson is not going to care one iota about your anger and you will depriving yourself of fine instrument and its use: if you enjoy your guitar, you will probably miss its use sooner rather than later. And if (as seems inevitable) Gibson goes belly up, you may have sold an instrument that could be worth some serious cash later. 
 
I do obviously understand the anger. And it's just as obvious that I've got no right telling anyone what to do. But as someone who, in their very human situation, has occasionally done things which brought regret as a result of an angrily considered decision, I'd like to spare others the rather painful results of the same.  

yeah but quite often the psychological closure overrides the materialist desire (but then i don't own any gibson stuff, so "ymmv" etc) - the only currency businesses understand is monetary

I'm certainly not selling my treasured '79 LP Standard.
 
Besides, I didn't buy it from Gibson anyway..

and, of course, "better to regret something you have done than something you haven't"
 

Good advice Outland!!
 
As much as I'm upset about what's taking place here, I try not to let the emotions take over the sensible reasoning.  
Someone told me long time ago....."always think it through".

or,
you can go ahead and direct your anger at gibson...
that anger has to go somewhere!!
 
and who gives a phuck about re-sale value of a les paul anyway,
there are much better guitars.
 

batsbrew
 
there are much better guitars.

I don't play much guitar anymore (and never played very much electric at all, mostly classical at one point), so I can't argue with you point-to-point, but you and I both know there are those who would disagree STRONGLY with you.
 
But..., if they don't disagree, these would be the guys who could sell their axes without m/any regrets.
 

 

I own vintage Gibsons...but Gibson doesn't even make the best Les Pauls, 335 Style guitars, Or Dual Cut "SG" either etc.  
 
Outland, you are aware that the most famous "les paul" Slash used wasn't even a Gibson, right?  
 
 
 
 

outland144k
[font="'book antiqua', palatino; color: #003366"]Many are reacting with anger over what Gibson has done with Cakewalk. Some are suggesting that they are even going to sell their guitars, I guess, in some sort of revenge or protest against Gibson.

 
I have to admit, this news made the thought of smashing my J45 briefly flicker through my mind.  But I wouldn't actually do it, unless maybe a Gibson executive happened to be in the room with me, and I could pull an El Kabong on his head. 

I'm not angry at all.
 
If Cake was making money, Gibson wouldn't shut it down.  If they had been making money in the Roland days, Roland wouldn't have sold Cake.
 
This is business.  It's NOT a CEO being stupid enough to shut down something that's making them money.  It's the exact opposite.
 
I agree that Gibsons aren't necessarily the best guitars.  I'm still not selling mine.