This is very well said, and IMO great advice!blueman wrote:This should surprise no one; frankly, I'm baffled it doesn't happen more often. Software is finally starting to show its true value as an impermanent solution, a product with a perpetually unpredictable lifespan. This is why I loathe the disingenuous comparisons to hardware and the treatment of software as if it were a product of equal value; it never has been. When it was novel, software was grossly overpriced. Today, there is no need to spend hundreds of dollars on any of the stuff we need--even though there are some who still will.
After the incessant price gimmicks popularized by Waves and IK Multimedia, I made a commitment to seriously reduce the amount of money and investment I will put into new products that are virtualIzed (i.e. software emulations). If you commit to spending less, or find comparable solutions in freeware, you will be less hurt when this happens again
I, too, have a few hundred dollars wrapped up in this product; however, I wrote this experience off as a final lesson learned. If I continue to drop obscene amounts of money on something that can become obsolete without warning , I can only be angry with myself when it inevitably fails
At bare minimum, if you spend, be aware that it can become obsolete and worthless.
So many of the developers/companies we love are comprised of just a single person and through the years we have seen how they are all quite human, susceptible to sickness, injury, accidents, death and yes, even an occasional sale to Apple!
These are things out of our control as buyers, but they should influence our future buying choices.
