I have always thought Yamaha is mostly hands off of Steinberg as long as their profit margins don’t decline. I doubt Yamaha would care much to be honest. Remember the big picture…musical instruments, electronics, motorcycles and power sports equipment…that is Yamaha.
A free upgrade to 8.0 would be wonderful considering all the issues going through 7.0 and 7.5. Wasn’t there a .5 free upgrade in a few years ago?