My experience working in the corporate world for the past 25 years says that this week's events could just as easily be the result of confusion, unclear communication, conflicting interpretations of what needs to be done, poorly constructed processes and decisions made in a rush without proper forethought -- as opposed to deliberate maliciousness or unconcern. None of which would reflect well on Gibson, of course, and the end effect is the same for us end users. But stuff happens. I've seen intelligent, earnest people in large groups make decisions and carry out processes that turned out to be both incoherent and disastrous, despite all attempts to do things right. I have no idea what is going on behind the scenes at Gibson or Cakewalk, but I'm hoping we'll get a better picture when/if any updates come our way from the remaining Cakewalk personnel, or even from other news sources.