Rumor has it - at least in the Finale forum - that they are NOT coming out with a Finale 2013. There is supposed to be a major maintenance update, but that's it. This will, indeed, be a different business model for them.mhschmieder wrote: As for Finale, I'm guessing it is updated EVERY year, and generally around the time that fall semester begins at most universities? If so, I may hold out for Finale 2013, as it seems that would just be a few months away by now. And maybe there'll be a grace period again for free updates if Finale 2012 is bought in July or August.
I've used Finale for years, but I chose not to update to Finale 2012. I'll see what they come up with for the update - I've been real happy with Finale 2011, however!
John