I have an email from that compares Xara Designer Pro+ with "Other Xara Desktop".


I can only assume the "Limited" is referencing the Xara Desktop applications that are not Xara Designer Pro.

What is more unsettling is the number of updates a year.
A time back, on joining as CEO, Matt Bolton addressed us with https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...EO-Matt-Bolton.
His "We will continue, as we always have, to release new features and performance improvements on a consistent basis." is now two times a year: the first is a major marketing release that Magix insists on. The second is a bug fix release as the first has next to little proper beta testing.

My take:
For those on the Magix Update Service, you ideally need to ensure your renewal date is after the second release to realise any real benefit.
Those a month before have potentially a buggy version for six months and a less buggy version for a further five.
In, accepting the next version, and not renewing the Update Service, you could face a buggy new version and to regress, you fall back to the buggy prior one.
Even as late as https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...150#post625150 in June, MB365 (Matt) neglected to advise the four updates a year he previously mentioned was now two.

Acorn

Designer Pro+ Other Xara Desktop
Version 20.4 17.0
Features All
Photo, Illustration, Web, DTP		 Limited
Updates 10+/year
Always current		 2/year
Wait for update service
Distribution Xara Resellers like Magix
Support Modern, real-time chat with industry leading response times Standard
Offer Lock in 50% discount today & future credit for update service None
Cloud Free None