Logic Pro in iPad is subscription only.

They didn’t take away a one-time purchase option for it though. It just never existed to begin with so the op’s point remains.

Is the one-time purchase versions guaranteed for life?

If not, then this would likely go the way of others before where it will eventually be removed.

Nothing is ever guaranteed for life...except the promise of death.

I thought EDH would satisfy my casual interest in MTG. But it ended up being worse than competitive play because of politics, vague deck building restrictions for balance(brackets) and difficult to organize people to play.

I settled into boardgames(especially solo boardgames) last year to satisfy that itch.

EDH was so bizarre to someone who played Magic in 2003 or so, like “wait I need to care about my opponents feelings and if they’re having a good time? Why would I do that?”

I also went away from competitive scenes and found D&D suits me much better.

I see at least 2 reasons why we don't see proxy play in MTG.

One is the strong dependence on your peers for approval. If your group is against proxies, then you are screwed.

Second is that there are now more ways to play against each other online for free. This approach is much more convenient compared to creating proxies IRL and allows you to play with other people outside your peer group.

The question for moving to new languages is always if there are enough jobs for it.

That's true. But then if you are building a PC, prices are going up anyway so maybe in that comparision the Steam Machine is still worth getting.

I have just discovered Strudel last month. Even as an owner of Ableton, there is just something compelling about coding music in.

Then it will compete more with those entry-level SFF PC builds.

I still hope that they will compete with console pricing though.

Wasn't that the desktop mode of SteamOS?

Valve making more devices to propogate Steam is a good thing. If they achieve critical mass, EA will then be pressured to implement a compatible solution.