Digidesign... DODOdesign?

I was once in awe with this beauty. A control surface that can control almost everything in Protools in realtime.

• 16 Focusrite Preamps (YUMMY!),


• automation of plugin parameters(MAGIC!),


• 5.1 mixing capability,


• and all these via 1 ethernet cable!

Yeah yeah yeah, I'm not a fan of Protools, but I don't mind bending backwards just to record/mix on this babe.

And now this babe has aged into this...

According to Digidesign, we can now 'upgrade' the old 16 Focusrite Class A preamps to the new 16 'high quality, low noise' preamps ??? And pay again if you wanna upgrade to Protools 7.4 ??? My poor baby has definately aged... the golden years are 'gone with the wind'...