Well, PT and Cubase didn't have a guitar manufacturer buy them and then screw over the entire user base.
Trust has to be earned, especially with those who've been burned (rhyme unintended). Get the user base back on board and then you can expand.
Also, there's a lot of evidence that there's a Universal Rule that what you give away will return to you ten-fold. (Don't knock it until you try it! ?)