I like this thread BTW guys, what I mean is I see some genuine concern........ I shake my head and wonder why it has to be so dramatic and problematic....... I am going to speak specifically about 3rd party add-ons........ Competition is good for any venue, much of our economy is based on competition, it sparks innovation. Amazon for instance lists products, from outside sellers, to make sure users get the most relevant products. This approach allows all users to get the most relevant information. This means the shopping experience is complete and users will automatically gravitate back to Amazon. In X-Plane it is very similar, depending on what a user wants there are many options, limiting users to your own specific products isolates them from the broad and vibrant range of offerings. Innovation is going on all over the place in X-Plane, the org only likes this if you sell through them. Honestly it doesn't matter where you buy this product, what matters is how it enhances the sim....The org could benefit greatly by letting these offerings flourish since it potentially brings in a larger user base. Also if you look at the offerings at the org they really do follow a tired, old format without anything to be really excited about.... The reality is, and I speak from experience, if you do not sell through them you do not belong in X-Plane. This kind of greed only hinders the advancement of our awesome sim. A good example for how to handle add-ons sold on other sites, AVSIM has a policy where developers cannot post product releases, fair enough, but the user base can talk about what they see across the web. When this happens me as an AVSIM member can come in and talk with the user base about my product. This is pretty cool, first off I love AVSIM and the people in the community and secondly I have the ability to provide input for my products. I think the rules create a natural interaction with the community...... This works out for AVSIM, they broaden their X-Plane user base and keep up to date content about X-Plane on the site. Same here on X-Pilot, I see product announcements from all over the web here but nobody is banned. It keeps X-Plane moving in the right direction..... Finally, and I have seen this, you have developers & a developers wife going around trying to justify the action instituted on the org, which really makes me sad. This is the biggest affront to our community. These individuals goto other outlets, be it forums or Facebook, and try to justify the greed by twisting words and making false statements..... All this being said, flight simulation is fun why must it be so heavy at times? Let us stay focused on the beauty of aviation and how the computer has brought flight to the masses. Let us forget about greed and past transgressions and fully enjoy what X-Plane has to offer.........