I'm sure someone from Cornucopia can cofirm both of the following:

1. Anyone can register for C3D and buy there but a vue model won't be much use to you if you don't have a version of vue so why you'd want to buy from them if you don't have Vue I'm not sure.
2. Most models can be bought encrypted or unencrypted - you pay more for unencrypted but you can buy them that way

And who knows what a hypothetical company buying up Vue would do?  It might end up put it in a dusty corner and never fix anything or worse.

Cheers  Mark

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