Yep, I also winced at  'irregardless'. LOL. Probably not a bad idea to have someone proof read-- even so, the content of the newsletter, IMO, was positive. Upgrade to 8.0 from 7.0 for only $295. Purchase a maintenance agreement and download immediately the 7.5 beta, then upgrade to 8.0 for free-- all for $395. Not bad. Certainly not as bad as some were thinking.

It's clear e-on wants to promote subscription plans for the professional line. And historically, they have always offered periodic discounts for Esprit.  At $129 for the next couple weeks, it's a great deal. Plus they have some pretty good upgrade pricing from Vue 6 Easel and Esprit. So, my guess is it's just business as usual.

Btw, it looks like there won't be any release of any Vue (Esprit, Pro, Complete, Infinite) 7.4 until 7.5 is released, which it's not yet. So, if one wants those features now, the only way to get them is through the Infinite (xStream)  maintenance agreement. That said, it is clear 7.5 is still considered beta software.