Despite that huge fact, I've managed to keep the upgrade cost down by selling
off the extras...i.e...in the case of Samplitude I would buy the current offer at $199,
which is the standard upgrade price for the Suite, and then sell off all the extras
except Spectral Layers Pro 7, which my upgrade from 6 would be $79. Granted
they are a hard sell, but they do eventually sell, you just have to patient. I always
wait for a "deal" that I can make work to keep the cost as low as possible.
Recently I bought the upgrade to Acid Pro 10 for $79 because it included Melodyne
Essential, and they advertised that it included Convology XT Complete, but when I
received the serial #'s , Convology wasn't there. I fought with them, and they refused
to give it to me, so I made them refund my order.
You just have to play "the game", which is what it is to them also...