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Compare it to things like FL Studio, Cubase, Sonar, etc.

Avid Protools 10 599
Reason 399
Studio One Pro 399
Ableton Suite 599
Ableton Standard 399
Cubase 7 499
Sonar X2 PRO 499
Digital performer 495
FL Studio Producer 299
Logic 199

Just curious, what are the upgrade costs of those other DAWs ...

ezelkow1 wrote:The most I thought I've seen is 33% off, and now that suite+m4l upgrade price is 300$, that puts it at the release discount price even during a sale time

Interesting. Have you seen retailers offering discounts on Ableton Live upgrades?

This "upgrade" is the same price as the full version of Logic. I bought Logic Studio 8 secondhand within a year of its release for roughly $200 less than the new price and recently upgraded to Logic Studio 9 (open box ) for $75. Even if I'd paid "full price" for my Logic Studio 9 upgrade or simply ...

Are you blaming Ableton for you getting a bad deal on a 2nd hand purchase? No. And relatively speaking, $249 is not a bad deal for Ableton Live 8 Suite. What isn't a good deal is upgrade pricing. If I'd purchased Ableton Live 8 Suite for full price, near its release, I'd be really steamed at the ...

So I just bought a used copy of Live 8 Suite (boxed) on eBay last month for $256 and my upgrade path to Live 9 Suite costs $249. Ableton Live 8 Suite is selling for $524 with free upgrade to Live 9 Suite.

So that means:
Live 8 Suite (used) $256 + Live 9 Suite upgrade (release special) $249 = $505 ...