I have been a user for many years and have gone with all the updates. Like many of you I would prefer the upgrades/updates to be FREE. Like any business they need to make a profit and the only way that will happen is through upgrades. We all have a choice of not upgrading. It is ours to make and no one holds a gun to our head. The product is excellent in my opinion so I will drop a chunk of change on them as usual. I know of no product of their equal so I will pay to play.