daveny5
I wouldn't buy anything from Cakewalk or Gibson at this point. 

There mas be some good deals on a Gibson in 2018 if they go under. Personally I might be tempted if there are but for me the current guitars they make are seriously over priced. At least a guitar does not need the same type of support as software.
 
Now for me its time to focus on making music and learning Cubase.

jtma508
Any chance that those of us that 'bought' the 'lifetime subscription' have the makings of a class action suit against Gibson?  
 

I have been thinking about that too.  I copied and pasted an email reply from tech support which I decided to buy the lifetime updates.  I ended up purchasing the LT updates on 07/28/16 for $199.99. The issue becomes, how much will it cost me in legal fees to get back $199.99?
 
This was my email query to CW:
 
"Thanks. Just curious, if I miss out on this deal, what will the cost be?  I have a ton of things coming up that I may not be able to purchase it.   I was able to upgrade last year for the $149.99 as that was doable but $199.99 is out if my budget for now."
 
Cakewalk's reply:
"If you don't purchase lifetime updates and the offer were to expire, then you wont be able to update to lifetime updates. After August 31st 2016, I cant say for certain what changes will be made to the upgrade pricing model or if the offer will be perused further. If the offer were to continue after August 31st (which is not necessarily the case, i'm just using it as an example) Then the price would still be $199 for people who own Sonar Platinum currently. If there were no upgrade available for users who currently own Sonar Platinum, then it would all be based around (most likely) a monthly subscription to rolling updates.

Once again I cant say for sure one way or the other what will happen after the expiration date of August 31st 2016."
 
As I read the reply, the rep said he couldn't say "for certain what changes will be made to the upgrade pricing model or if the offer will be perused further"  I think Cakewalk knew that Gibson was going in this direction, a company just doesn't decide that overnight.
 
Is anyone else considering legal action?
 

Veets
 
 Cakewalk's reply:
then it would all be based around (most likely) a monthly subscription to rolling updates.


 

Well at least they are finally admitting it was a 'Subscription'
 
Which is exactly what it was right up until you paid your last months payment (if you paid monthly) if you stopped at anytime before that you were left with squat.

Let's not start this again,  it was a payment plan.  As with any payment plan you get to keep only if you keep up the payments.
 
Now keep on topic please.

Not keen tbh the les paul tobbaco burst are the only ones i fancy at the minute. And the fact they're are not popular means i could start a trend or maybe not lol

You cant buy anything from Cakewalk last i checked?

pissed off like so many others I doubt that crowd funding could give us back Sonar since IMO it's rather taylored to one off products like HW toys but not to SW that needs to be updated everynow and then. Gibson should sell the intellectual properties to the left over staff of cakewalk who is willing to go ahead with developing Sonar further.
curious to see what they will offer to those who went for the lifetime subscription.
 

Its a shame. How long have you been using Sonar?

Speakers?

Hoping ROLI swoops in and buys Cakewalk.  Wishful thinking, I know.