Ed Doll (Steinberg Support Manager) answers a similar question here…
Basically when a new Cubase version is announced it will list the “grace period” date. If you activate after that date you would get the newer version.
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Ed Doll (Steinberg Support Manager) answers a similar question here…
Basically when a new Cubase version is announced it will list the “grace period” date. If you activate after that date you would get the newer version.
Regards