It's Thursday the 11th of June 2020 (or 6/11/2020 in American format) as I write this and for a week or so now I've been seeing a popup every time I start XDP17 which wants me to update my Update Service. I feel that if I do not comply, the popup will haunt me forever. I wonder how long Magix will actually persist.

On top of that, today I have received an email from Magix saying my "...update service is about to end" and "Your Update Service for XARA Designer Pro X will expire in just a few days", but I've checked and it is valid until early August! The special price of USD129 is not so special in Aussie dollars - about AU$200 after the currency conversion cost - so I'm sorry Xara and Magix, but it's "no way José". I just know those emails will keep coming too.

It's a shame that Magix are pushy to the point of making me think about opting out