The only explanation I can see for Meridian delaying releasing an apodising firmware upgrade to exisiting G series processors is to differentiate the new 2010 versions and "force" upgrading hardware on those who want this feature.

This represents a clear break from previous policy but is logical in that they must, as a commercial company, sell their intellectual property for as much money as they can. Giving apodising away to existing purchasers is not a good profitable decision. So, why not charge for future firmware updates? Most of us would probably not mind too much.

This is not the same as bug fixes which should be FOC.

Malcolm