Return-Path: Received: from mailout04.yourhostingaccount.com ([65.254.253.35] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4693934 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:15:18 +0200 Received: from mailscan21.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.15.21] helo=mailscan21.yourhostingaccount.com) by mailout04.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1SML03-0007S5-3i for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:16:23 -0400 Received: from impout01.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.55.1] helo=impout01.yourhostingaccount.com) by mailscan21.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtp (Exim) id 1SML01-00058C-N7 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:16:21 -0400 Received: from authsmtp08.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.1.18.8]) by impout01.yourhostingaccount.com with NO UCE id 1TGM1j00H0ASqTN01TGMAN; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:16:21 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=aoEw+FlV c=1 sm=1 a=KwplaPlBRKl/33GSz3rKLA==:17 a=75GvQwZmPc4A:10 a=0_W4_Jd4tm4A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ar7_mbbEAAAA:8 a=H9ThMKNEAAAA:8 a=PSc7GmOsRhVC0F1G9v8A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=S1MLFhTO56oA:10 a=nqwwTQmfZzUA:10 a=8amoANLqcXHyoDJd6jbCBw==:117 X-EN-OrigOutIP: 10.1.18.8 X-EN-IMPSID: 1TGM1j00H0ASqTN01TGMAN Received: from [97.102.188.93] (helo=[192.168.0.7]) by authsmtp08.yourhostingaccount.com with esmtpa (Exim) id 1SMKza-0002T4-9K for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:15:58 -0400 Subject: Re: [AE] CS6 upgrade paths References: From: Rob Birnholz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: iPad Mail (9A405) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <03D19670-8812-4D8A-BD12-2F78827CB177@birnholz.com> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:15:53 -0400 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-EN-UserInfo: 3263b505f22ef42aa13f4368ec338656:97e4707d2a90e257ec45a74de4eeb54c X-EN-AuthUser: absolutemotion Sender: Rob Birnholz X-EN-OrigIP: 97.102.188.93 X-EN-OrigHost: unknown You can always opt for the "traditional" license mode, in which case whateve= r version you last owned would continue to function. Of course discounted up= grades would only apply to to the next version, but it too wouldn't expire. B= ut incremental updates and bug fixes only come with with the cloud version, s= o the actual decision is not all so easy. In the end I suppose it's pay in full now, or pay over time but in any case y= ou have to pay. Rob Birnholz Absolute Motion Graphics, Inc.=20 Longwood, Florida www.absolutemotiongraphics.com (sent from a mobile device) On Apr 23, 2012, at 10:48 AM, "Mike Abbott" wrot= e: > if you stop paying, your software disappears - and you can't get access to= any of your files...