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What MikeR said

I haven’t....

Then why ask?

Is this just an indirect rant?

Never mind....

I think that the new stacked articulations warrants a new version. Whether the upgrade is worth it for you is a different story.

Yes, that is a nice touch.  Just wish there were a few more....

I say that not because of its usefulness, but because of how it changes the program. If MM released v26 as a free update to v25 (say 25.6), you wouldn't be able to work on your 25.5 files as expected.