While I did initially express concern about support in 8, Jalcide’s observation about HUI support is pretty sensible, so I doubt they’ll fall off the Cubase radar anytime soon. Becuase, of course, in this business, something old isn’t necessarily bad. We just call it “vintage” and brag about ownership.
No, my main fear of the CMCs going away has nothing to do with support. It’s the fact that Stieinberg now has dropped their best of breed controller, leaving only an older model, the CC121, in that category. You know that’s not a gap that’s going to be there forever. What happens when next week, Steinberg announces yet another control surface that’s even more brilliant than the CMCs, something I just have to have, after I’ve invested in CMCs for three rooms? Argh! 