In all politeness and not wanting to offend anyone, I don't think the debates are pointless and the complaints are, for the most part, perfectly reasonable. Xtreme is a design and illustration program. Designers have had it pretty good for some time, but illustrators have not. Sure there have been lots of little and incremental improvements, often helping productivity, but not a lot to shout about as far as pure illustration goes.

O.K. Xara does not owe us anything and I think most here have made it clear that we understand that Xara have to make a profit and so must prioritise their time and effort. That does not mean to say we do not have a right to voice our opinions or ask for what we want. Unless we are going to be limited, on these forums, to only praising Xaras products?

Sorry, it is a fact of life, you can't please everybody and that means those who don't get what they want will, almost certainly, complain. Just as others have a right to give opposing views.

As long as we are all polite, what's the problem?