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BBEdit is not a real time audio engine. It’s a text editor. And they’ve released thirteen versions which all require a relatively substantial amount of money to upgrade.


And what’s the problem with paying for software you use?


Nothing. But it's in their best interest to keep it working since they're going to charge you for the upgrade that continues to work.


Isn’t that also a good thing - that a company has a business model that allows them to keep supporting an app for almost two decades?

What alternative would you prefer? That Apple ships the latest MacOS with a 68K emulator, a PPC emulator, all of the 32 bit libraries, classic MacOS in a VM, and all of the Carbon libraries forever?




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