I've used Eudora since v1.0. My support for v7.0 expired a couple of weeks before v7.1 was released. I never need support, and I can't stand ads. I guess it doesn't make sense to pay them any money if it will be free soon. Then again, it is only $19.95 for the upgrade... I, too, am curious what this means. It sounds as if the ads will continue as it mentions being allowed to use sponsored or paid mode (depending on whether you've sent them money in the past) into perpetuity... Is that for the open-source version or the current one? It's not clear.