Really good points, even the DS one. If they want the like 80 people that use poser to stay though, it used to be 100, look at Ableton Live. So incredibly successful. Imagine having THAT cash, bondware, with the caveat that you have to allow for certain things(big boy pants that understands humanity).

Ableton live was able to do a lot of what it did because protools started using ilok(that 3rd party anti-piracy bs company) in addition to the software improvements, they passed protools.

It's quite possibly the best software ever made, it's versatile, non-invasive, allows purchases from the parent company with addons. Online activation is quick but they also have an offline activation(seriously). They even let me upgrade using some silly split it company so I didn't have to pay for that upgrade in a giant chunk. Learn the lesson, Bondware, adapt or devolve into a subscription service no one will remember.

I say this because I'm frustrated, we don't have to accept decisions made by people that have no idea what goes on down here. All they see is a powerpoint chart. Some might wonder why a DAW is being compared to a 3d barbie program. I'll tell you. Not everyone is just one thing, I draw, I write stories, I make songs. Some lady might be a mom and a sister and daughter and a teacher, it's a weird correlation... As software goes, the point is to allow a person to express themselves by creating art, it's a tool, and the better tools remain over time. I just can't see making decisions that would hedge out the handful of people left vs the millions of legitimate copies of Ableton live.

Anyone know of a good place to start with learning blender? :D