Sam,
Your argument is unconvincing not because I was lucky, but because a quick Google search reveals that your claim is factually incorrect.
Let's take a look at the three products, mentioned so far in this thread: Ableton Live, Bitwig and FL Studio.
Ableton Live.
No forced upgrades. All projects are backwards compatible. Moreover, you can save an old project with a new version in a way that will still be compatible with an old version. They have a special page, explaining that. You can use the software on 2 computers. You can request additional unlocks, if you've run out of them.
Bitwig.
No forced upgrades. Can be activated on 2 or 3 computers, depending on the license.
FL Studio.
Lifetime free upgrades. You can also buy the latest version, but get access to older installers, if necessary. No limitations on the amount of computers it can be activated on.
That took me 10 minutes to research.
I can also say that in many cases old plugins work just fine in many modern DAWs. I was able to run Orange Vocoder in a modern FL Studio, although the plugin is from 1998. That's over 20 years ago, and it runs just fine.
L.V.
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