SAD, but it seems to be useless to convince CS to change their mind about FS9 update... Especially because we talk about relatively FEW fixes left. Especially because the most of fixes are already performed in the last FSX update and only need to be transferred into FS9 model.

Good example for CS: Microsoft didn't suspend their WinXP support although they wanted to do so a couple of years ago. They continue to release XP updates all the way even facing market difficulties with Vista and Win7 project development at the same time...

CS, look around! There is serious crisis out there! Today a lot of people reconsider their investment in new hardware. Further FS development is aborted by Microsoft (by the way, they carry on their support for existing products).
And you just abandon the whole part of sure market...