[miclill]

This is just a guess, but maybe the struck a deal with Steinberg that does not allow them to do this?

[zarzavat]

It’s a hell of a way to treat your customers who may have spent thousands of dollars on your software over the decades.

Exactly what I’d expect from MakeMusic though, they have always been shysters.

[altruios]

the mouth eats the hands.

The egregoric lifecycle of a company. People that want to make money take over a successful business and run it into the ground not realizing their budget cuts are what killed the company (because, like locus, they've already moved on to the next feast).