Indeed speculation, you’re absolutelly right. I agree with everything you just said.
Thing is, the broad subject right now is product life cycle and upgrades. The 6.5 paid upgrade estabilished something different for Steinberg, and I should also mention the fact that v7 finally made it into the online upgrade model, so we can all agree that SB changed a bit and went for something different. Therefore, making the assumption that there will be a paid 7.5 is not far-fetched and imho totally believable if you look at the big picture. I think we might even get a Cubase 8 cheaper than it was to get v7, but let’s not go there yet.
So far, the transition from 6 to 7 was more expensive if take into account the 6.5 but we got some decent content with those upgrades. We can all agree that 6.5 was a nice upgrade and imho money well spent. My point with this thread is: if there’s gonna be a paid 7.5 and we have more-than-decent reasons to believe that, let’s make our money worth something.
Cheers!