That practice should be illegal. It's a form of ransomware in itself, as well as negligence in not updating it. Either have it old and offline, or connected an

That practice should be illegal. It's a form of ransomware in itself, as well as negligence in not updating it. Either have it old and offline, or connected and updated. Preferably offline and updated though. Forcing an online "subscription" and not keeping up their end of the bargain infuriates me.