Sorry G String; I was only reporting things exactly as I and many others saw them Here, on Jan 20th 2017
Frankly, I don't understand why no mod said anything when this report was discussed on and off in the NAMM thread for many pages, but when I mention it it's all of a sudden taboo. There wouldn't be a double standard for me, would there?
Nevertheless, I respect your wishes, G String, so I'll leave it up to all the other members who've perpetuated the "rumour" to desist in light of the rap across my 20 knuckles. Consider the Monkey gagged.
You said fake news, haha! Seriously, if a story came like the one you described came in the papers, I would dismiss it straight away because there's no attribution- just "he said, she said". And we don't even know who he or she are (though this could be found out through some searching).
Actually, these days the real news is the stuff that doesn't make the papers. Perhaps it's the same story in Kemperland.
I've been following events in Virus territory for a while now. One of the interesting things I learnt is that contrary to what I and many users have been thinking, there is a logical end to firmware updates in the eyes of the company.
Also, as far as an editor, Access' Total Integration solution has some users' seething, while others are happy. It works for some people, not for others, and from what I've read, there are some bugs. Users allege that Kemper overrules their objections by suggesting user error. Users also allege their product has been abandoned in favour of the Kemper, At any rate, there have been no updates for a while now.
The never-ending user complaints could be a reason why the company may never come out with an editor. And also why no one should be surprised if someday the firmware updates cease without a formal notice that says "no more updates to core functions", though there will likely be bug fixes for a time.
So expecting anything "official" on the future development strategy, at NAMM or anywhere else, does not make sense.
EDIT: Just want to note that for me, the zkemper had been a fantastic investment. Have gone through 4 large firmware revisions and I am very happy with the existing features. If we get reverbs, I will be over the moon!
Long live the Kemperer!