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> They recently changed this from calling new versions "software updates" to "upgrades" so they don't have to honor their lifetime licenses they previously sold
by cirrus3 4y ago
> They recently changed this from calling new versions "software updates" to "upgrades" so they don't have to honor their lifetime licenses they previously sold.
I've got my popcorn out for this maybe. Are these terms defined in law? If not, they probably should be since this is bound to come up more often as software transitions to subscription based models.
Even if this distinction ends up being legit, it probably should also mean all previous versions will continue to work. Or maybe not... "lifetime" is big word. Seems to imply the lifetime of the user, but I could see them argue it only means the lifetime of the older version.
- josephcsible 4y ago> Are these terms defined in law? In law, no, but they were defined in the original license agreements that the buyers of the lifetime licenses accepted. And by that definition, those people are absolutely entitled to Filmora 12 for no extra cost. Wondershare changed the definition at some point, though, and they're now trying to get away with making that change retroactive, instead of only applying their new terms to the people who actually accepted them.