I've just been reading the forum (which finally came back on the air since early this morning) and the XC-8 Pro version requiring to be repurchased every year if there are any upgrades that you want.
Personally I'm not against additional pricing for a compiler with up-grades but this is not cheap if you're using multiple MicroChip PIC components.
I suppose the question is - what do you think an upgrade is worth and do they tell you what has been upgraded so that you can see if it's something that might effect the sorts of programs you write?
Discussion?