Quote -  And you will get the full version 8 when it comes out for free:-
'Free upgrades during the subscription period, including free upgrades to all .5 and full versions,"

Esther, that is true only if Vue 8 is released within the term of your maintenance agreement. IOW, if you purchase a maintenance agreement now, and it's renew date (the date you originally purchased xStream--NOT the date of purchase of the maintenance agreement) is 6 months from now, then if Vue 8 has not been released between now and then you will not get an upgrade to it. You must then purchase another maintenance agreement when this one expires. Think of a maintenance agreement more like a subscription. My guess is Vue 8 would not be out by next October, though I certainly could be wrong.

What e-on is saying is you do not have to purchase Vue 7.5 to be eligible for the same upgrade pricing to 8.0. IOW, folks without a maintenance agreement who currently own Vue 7.0 will pay the same to upgrade to 8.0 as those with 7.5.

And those with a current maintenance agreement will pay nothing to update to 8.0