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And while 95% of software I have, I don't "own", I am still able to use it аs long as my operating system & hardware can handle it.

A common situation that, like "abandonware" has nothing to do with what I wrote.

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Personally, I have very mixed, mostly negative feelings about their politics. In my view, they should have at least given advanced 6-12 month notice before shutting it down. Or, if they are confident about their products, unlock Cakewalk by BL and let people make the choice.

If you can get someone to listen to you, knock yourself out. Otherwise, you still don't own it and have no say in the disposition.

Finale users are in the same situation. The $50B parent company remains active but all Sales for the notation app went away a year ago and Support goes away in a few weeks. After much protest, they have agreed to keep the License Server on "indefinitely" — doesn't affect current installations but you can't move Authorizations to new machines without it. Oh well... I'll be releasing instructions for making an external drive that will boot and run Finale 27 on any Mac made between 2012 and 2025.

BIAB 2024 Audiophile Mac
24Core/60CoreGPU M2 MacStudioUltra/8TB/192GB Sequoia, M1 MBAir, 2012 MBP
Digital Performer11, LogicPro, Finale27/Dorico/Encore/SmartScorePro64/Notion6 /Overture5