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Seems quite ridiculous to not just release a free version with no support, no updates, no DRM. It's like they're going out of their way to destroy their legacy.

• miclill 2y ago
  This is just a guess, but maybe the struck a deal with Steinberg that does not allow them to do this?
  • zarzavat 2y ago
    It’s a hell of a way to treat your customers who may have spent thousands of dollars on your software over the decades. Exactly what I’d expect from MakeMusic though, they have always been shysters.
    • altruios 2y ago
      the mouth eats the hands. The egregoric lifecycle of a company. People that want to make money take over a successful business and run it into the ground not realizing their budget cuts are what killed the company (because, like locus, they've already moved on to the next feast).
• pmarreck 2y ago
  If they don't, the darknet (read as: "unpaid chaotic-good data preservation enthusiasts") will.