"PMDG have said repeatedly that the majority of their customers don't partake in these forums, seems unlikely they would make business decisions based on feedback they read in a random thread."
I find this very hard to believe, when I spend 70 odd dollars on a product the first thing I do is join the forum for tips, updates etc. I may not post jebberish every day for the sake of it, but I would read regularly. This forum at least once a week to see what's happening.
This is only my thought!!!
"I assume the simple answer is that this topic was to stop speculation...opps.
I would speculate (based on no information whatsoever) that any releases in P3D will be squarely aimed at professionals and the cost will be somewhat prohibitive to the majority of us."
Again this proves my point , do you or any other other member of the forum have inside info? It's just a wait and see