I was not gonna reply in this thread...

While I more or less agree re. updated capabilities during the "update period" (but in the main, I disagree if compared to other, perpetually licensed software, I completely disagree when it comes to bug fix updates in the event of a reinstall. Xara/Magix are basically saying: You purchased software with known and/or unknown defects. We have fixed X number of these defects during your subscription. If you have need to reinstall, though, you will be back to using the defective version unless you give us more money.

Sucky, but it is what it is.