Coincidentally, just this evening I received the 30-day reminder that Perspective Software is going to bill me for my annual premium email support package ($60/yr). I did this, in large part, to continue supporting Ken financially given all the free updates we've received since upgrading to 4 in 2014. But, assuming the new version will include a year's support with the retail purchase price, I think re-upping is a bit overkill, no? I've canceled the subscription in anticipation of upgrading as soon as it becomes available.
Edited to add: Never mind... I jumped to this thread before reading the other one about getting a complimentary upgrade if support is ongoing. Thus I'm re-subscribing.