I'd assume you can wait if you buy from a retailer, they give you redemption code, but if you buy direct I believe it automatically adds 1 year to your current license length.
I bought two and just set my expiry to 24 Oct 2026. I was told by Bitwig support that if V6 comes out anytime before 24 Oct 2026 I get that with no charge.
Since they version cycle seems to be about two years, I bought a third one from Thomann that will most likely cover v7 as well.
So I could run MACOS on Windows 11? Would MACOS see my USB hub with ilok and usb serials dongles? And what about my USB3 UAD Satellites? And my UAD Apollo eco system?