I hope that VSL will reconsider this decision. All the money I've spend on sample libraries since I first purchased Glass & Stones has gone to VSL. I purchased libraries as soon as I was able to afford them, and I was planning on upgrading to the full cube as time allows. I simply don't have the income to upgrade in the next 3 months, or 12 months for that matter.
I understand from user requests that people who have bought the SE want to upgrade to the Cube. They have spent between £250 and £1100 (depending on whether they bought standard/extended and SE+), and although I understand that they would like to get the amount discounted from purchases, I don't see how the new upgrade path would need to over-write the one that already exists.
In some ways it seems that by taking it's current path VSL would rather give discounts to people who have spent £250 than to people who have spent thousands (in my case my best guess is in excess of £4500). Why can't we both have discounts? Since there's so few of us left would it be possible to do the discounts by email (backoffice?) rather than through the web shop?
I bought the Pro Edition (as I had the Opus 1 before it) safe in the knowledge that the money I spent would also be an investment that could be discounted against future products. I'm now being told that the upgrade path that was supposed to protect my investment is going to expire, despite being sold the product with that understanding and wanting to make use of it. On the other hand, people who were never told that they had an upgrade path when they purchased from the company will now get one.
As I've said, I'm a very loyal VSL customer and I say this with the greatest possible respect for the company and it's achievements - please reconsider this course of action and find a way for us to retain our discounts.
Thank you,
Martin