[thin ice]

I don't necessarily think this is a rip off, because I doubt there was any intention to discontinue support. However, it is not good for the plugin market as a whole. It reinforces my opinion not to spend big on software. I think the most I ever spent on a single plugin was $499 for the VSS3, but I'd be reluctant to now.

Massey set the tone for the future, but even he seems to have slowed production. I guess the real rip off is the amount of people stealing software and this punishes those buying it in the end.