I can understand your frustration, but it's always a good idea to keep track of programs that have a similar type of expiry date and, in the case of Xara, make sure to have updated and downloaded everything that can be downloaded. Then you can sit it out for a year or two until you either need some new feature or you need to reinstall.

I'm sitting it out, but mainly due to the problem with the interface between Xara and Magix' video programs. The XAR object gets emptied when the video editor project is restarted. Not good. Other than that, there is nothing new that I need, so I'll wait. I've also been trying to get off of the upgrade merry-go-round with other programs; too expensive for little gain.