Yay for ported epiphanies however long it lasts!
But I would like to courteously temper any crazy expectations for the naive.
My first Fractal was an Ultra and the last firmware update came out as they sold out the last Ultra units in the Fractal store. Then the product was officially discontinued. It makes perfect sense, yet for a long time people on the forum begged for more Ultra\Standard updates every time something new and cool was released for the II.
The situation is a bit different today. First, they haven't officially discontinued the II XL+ just yet. And who knows, they might not for a while, since it's a lower price point and they might still see some limited demand.
Secondly, AX8 shares codebase with the XL+ so any updates for AX8 might as well be released for the XL+ too. So even if the XL+ gets discontinued, if AX8 gets something new I believe Cliff is the sort of guy who would include updates for the XL+, since it's not too much extra effort. And to my first point, this is another reason to keep XL+ an active product a while longer.
Of course I'm speculating, but I think firmware updates will truly end once new floor units come out to replace the AX8\FX8. I'm betting on a new TI-based floor unit sharing codebase with the III, and I'm gonna go ahead and guess that will happen later this year