I just read Gerard's blog entry More details regarding CorelDRAW Memberships. The following had me scratching my head:
With the new Membership Program, am I loosing anything from what I had before?
We are not removing anything from our existing product offering going forward, but instead are adding additional options that users who have purchased a full or upgrade box / download version can choose from. We do understand that not everyone will be interested in the Premium Membership and it is a choice that is available to you as a user. We are not forcing any of our users to become members, we want our customers to go with the option that best suits with their needs.
How can this be considered true? Before X6.1 I could get updates without being a member now I have to agree to an additional membership in order to get updates. The fact that the membership is free is irrelevant. I have a registered product but my access to updates has been taken away. Thoughts?