They have that magic wand.
It's made of solid gold, wrapped in a LOT of cash. And when they wave it, cash flies off.
So I think it will be years before it's waved at the ViP series. MOST ViP users will have voluntarily moved on to the Hopper series. Maybe the H5, if it goes that far.
But make no mistake about it. The ViP series is near dead. They will not upgrade it much more. Most all bugs are squashed. Hardware limitations restrict any new features. New encryption and UHD are coming. And channels will migrate.
One day, the repurposed Audit Police will bash in doors and confiscate ViP receivers, replacing them with Hoppers.