Exactly. If you don't need the features, you don't need to upgrade.SLiC wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:05 amThe trick is only upgrading when you think there is sufficient value, I don’t think I have actually ‘needed’ and upgrade since V5…but wait for a few versions (years) to pass and maybe a 50%off sale and I update anyway…BONES wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2024 7:57 am Well, if you are used to paying $129 every two years, which I already thought was too much for an upgrade, then being expected to pay $149 every year is, indeed, beyond justification. Maybe everybody else is doing the same but maybe that's why I'm with Presonus?
If you 'expect' free updates (other than bugfixes) on a regular basis, then perhaps you haven't looked outside for a few years and seen where the world is - the industry (like many others) is finally changing as the old 'ways' have been unsustainable for a while, and the same profit just isn't there (unless you're Apple with a loyal following that spend thousands on hardware each year).
Inflation over the last few years has caught many people off guard, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have an impact. If $149 each year is really too much for you, then seriously look at why you are doing this and perhaps just... don't upgrade. FOMO is the real problem in most cases.
