Reply To: Komplete 26 drops

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@kirean As a marketer, I found the complete (no pun intended, I think), out of nowhere, change in naming convention a bit jarring. I own Komplete Ultimate 15, which I purchased last year and now they’re calling this Komplete 26?

Don’t get me wrong. I love Native Instruments products and have always had really good experiences with NI customer support. They’ve always been a decent company, in my experience. I use Kontakt in nearly every project I do. I would love to see them stay in business forever and no layoffs to happen. However, their marketing people should at least have quickly done an explainer about the 26 vs. the 15.

I also have to say out of my commitment to being helpful to our community, that while I love NI and their products and want only good things for the company and employees, that right now is an especially risky time to make a significant investment in NI products. I am an NI affiliate, but I would STRONGLY RECOMMEND PAUSING BEFORE MAKING A SIGNIFICANTLY COSTLY NI PURCHASE.

Why? NI is now in insolvency. While it’s likely that Kontakt, and Komplete will survive, because they have been profitable, successful product lines, from what we understand (NI is not a public company, so much of what is gleaned comes from one year of information published a few years ago),  it remains possible that these product lines could be shutdown, could be absorbed and become something different, or could be acquired by a company that turns them into subscription-only products. Even more, we’re at a time where we’re NI is going to be making announcements about what’s ahead for the company. I think it’s a wise strategy to wait until an announcement regarding the company and these products has been made. It should not be long.

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