In the past 5 years, Smartmusic/Makemusic has:

1. Removed the offline app from stores.

2. Ceased support for that app for people who had it previously.

3. Removed about a quarter or more of its library from the online version.

4. Forced a buggy, always-connected-to-internet version of its software upon its users.

5. Set up tiered accounts so that having a subscription isn't good enough to access the library - you have to have a PREMIUM subscription.

6. Reduced functionality of its gradebook and in-program capabilities, and

7. Raised the subscription price on a per-school and per-student basis by about 40%.


So .. less functionality, less capability, and it costs more.

Why hasn't anyone come up with a legit alternative yet?