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In past versions of Live I would just download the updates when available but didn't really notice the pace of the updates because I really didn't have any issues.

This time around I'm noticing the update pacing more because after working with the latest version for a bit and it keeps crashing I just stop using 8 until the next update and go back to using 7.

So are the updates at a pretty consistent pace to previous years or are they moving a lot slower this time around?

I guess the other thing that might be throwing me off is all the beta revs. I don't really know what the logic is behind that. FFS release 8.1.2 already and start working on the next round of bugs because you know it's not going to be done at that rev no matter how many betas they go through. It's giving the impression that very little progress is being made…and apparently none of this is including the mother of all bug fixes, whatever that is going to mean.

8.1.2 has been in beta for 2 months. that has to be a record.

Max for Live!

There's good reason why they are betas though. They often release a beta these days that becomes even less stable for some people than the previous beta. In this case, it should not be a full release. I think it's right that they keep them in the beta phase until they are at least as stable as the previous release, instead of one step forward and two steps back.It seems tricky for them these days to release a version that doesn't become better for some but worse for others.

I am thinking that they are taking very seriously the credibility of their program, given the crashes that some people have had.
Much better to release a more definitive upgrade. M4L only makes that a much harder task.

Novation is announcing 8.1.3 in march in their newsletter ?