CCS RTOS question

[lewiseley]

i have just checked out the pricing for pcwh its �400
for this amount i obviously get the rtos, i would like an rtos!
but do you still only get 30 days of updates.
i have found from past experience, that i dont find a fault
with the compiler until my updates has expired,
or you receive an email message 1 week after your updates expires
that they have fixed some sort of major problem with a feature that you were just about to start coding with.
the 30 days sticks in my throat somewhat.
i started using the ccs compiler because it was what the guy who wrote
tcp/ip lean used.
the c18 compiler is only �263, and its a proper compiler.
the pch i use, is and always will be to me, a toy.
but its what i use.
i have had to buy it three times and paid for maintainance
once. this thing is a bottomless pit, which i object to repeatedly paying for.
i think if ccs are going to charge proper prices
then they should give free updates on major bug fixes.
the amount of updates, gives me the impression that the compiler
is some sort of huge trial and error process.

[ckielstra]