mpc@... writes: >Upgrade to gold 4.0: $299 >Buy gold 4.0 new: $299 > > >Upgrading saves me zero dollars. I don't know if I have to send in my old >dongle if I upgrade, but if I do, the upgrade becomes a worse deal than >buying it from scratch again. For all intents and purposes, emagic might >as well not offer upgrades at all to users who have versions that are too >"frigging old." I assume this is American dollars? Here, Gold is Canadian$629 (approx US$440). So, US$299 is certainly a lot cheaper than US$440! But you somehow seem upset that a dealer somewhere is discounting Gold to this incredibly low price of also US$299? Hey, turn-that-frown-upside-down and just buy Gold outright for US$299 instead of doing the upgrade! But then you can sell your old dongle (illegally?), or keep it as a spare. If I could buy a totally fresh version of ANYTHING for the same price as upgrading, I'd definitely buy a new one and have two. f-erenc "Without chemicals, he points"