This 'finite' group of us 'audio' pro and pro-sumers indeed have a great impact on our beloved equipment providers.
In a conversation with Celemony (Melodyne) about having to pay for the recent update (upgrade).
He stated:
"We're not all driving Mercedes Benz's"
and
"there are only so many folks out there that will buy Melodyne and unfortunately this is the only way to stay in business"
If we like them we should try and support them......so they don't "fade away"