I'm also still on 10.6.8 and have no real reason other than the AxeII to make the change. As long as the older driver gives me what I need, I have no intention of changing/upgrading either - everything is exactly as I need it, works flawlessly and there is no compelling reason to upgrade.
As far as I'm concerned about 10.6.8 - it's not 'broke', so I see no need to 'fix' it with an upgrade.
If FAS can find a workaround, that would be great, if not, well I will use the old driver till I absolutely HAVE to. The axe is the only reason to upgrade, and it's an upgrade I don't really want to make.