Avid offer to FCP7 users .... too good to refuse?

Well yes of course I'm going to stay with Final Cut Studio til it don't work no more, which may even be two years away, but we will then need to go to an alternative whether we like it or not!
Why should I wait til then to pay top dollar ($2500) or probably more by then for Avid when I have the opportunity to jump on board for about $1000 now(til September 30th) with their deal for FCP7 users?
Avid may just sit there in my Applications folder doing nothing for a while but it seems to make sense to max out my credit card for much less now than waiting to do it later at more than double the price !
Not looking forward to going through another steep learning curve when the time comes but all things considered, does it make sense for me to jump in here?
Thanks for reading and looking forward to getting some other views on this.
Peter L

Ask yourself these questions....
Does Avid Media Composer do what you need to do to make videos?
Is Avid Media Composer used by people in your specific area of production or post?
Are employers that you might work for using Avid Media Composer? Will you find yourself sitting in front of it soon?
Avid Media Composer is primarily used in broadcast TV and film production, where the final outputs are to tape, film, or high end digital file for broadcast. It has a lot of powerful tools meant to aid those in those production fields. It doesn't come with DVD authoring software (well, it does, but PC only), a graphics application (Like Motion or After Effects), a sound editing application (like Soundtrack Pro or Audition). It does ship with Sorenson Pro, which allows for good quality encodes.
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