It all depends on the licensing (with regard to your last question/speculation). I've explained that there were no changes to the plugins' sound though so they are still exactly the same sonically which would rule out some of the other speculation. But other than this change being made, licensing expires. Which is exactly what our support team has stated to anybody asking them, and that's the answer here. There's nothing more to it than that, no big conspiracies or drama - our industry is far less dramatic that some seem to think.