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Wondering the last few years how long my Plex lifetime pass will last now.

by xattt 4y ago

andix 4y ago
The lifetime license is the same price as 3 years. Lifetime licenses are a lie anyway, nothing lasts forever. But if they cancel my „lifetime license“ before 3 or 5 years elapsed, I will be very, very angry.
- 29083011397778 4y ago
  I wouldn't worry too much, considering my Plex pass (that I bought on sale, no less) is still good, 12(?) years on. Hell, Plex got dropped from my de-Googled phone before they ditched Lifetime users. I changed email providers before they ditched Lifetime users. Plex could renege tomorrow, but they've absolutely earned the benefit of the doubt in my opinion.
  - andix 4y ago
    I also don’t worry too much, that’s why I got the lifetime pass instead of a yearly subscription.
RajT88 4y ago
I bought lifetime licenses for the other competitors of Plex: TVersity, PlayOn, Twonky. Twonky currently is the only one I'm using, but all of them seem to respect the lifetime licenses! They've moved on to newer versions which use subscription models, so I don't get new features. Twonky still offers old version downloads (which is nice), but I'm not sure the others do. Honestly, I'm not sure I need any of this software anymore now that VLC is available on Android, Xbox, etc. and supports reading off SMB shares.
- xattt 4y ago
  > Twonky Twonky (running on a WRT350n in ~2010) was the first media server that got me on the path to Plex. Glad to hear it’s still kicking.
Someone1234 4y ago
It might, but only because Plex is changing their profit model. Instead of trying to make money from the software directly, they're now injecting a bunch of ad-supported content into search results/default landing experience. If that is successful you might just see them scrap charging entirely.
noirscape 4y ago
Plex' lifetime pass is iirc tied to major versioning. You'll have lifetime for as long as 2.x is the version they're on, but if they ever release 3.x, it's time to open your wallet again. No promises were made at the time on if you can stay on 2.x forever. Extremely scummy move, they changed those terms in 2017 if I recall and got a ton of flak for it.
- xattt 4y ago
  Interesting. I bought in around 2016, so I may have dodged the bullet?

Wondering the last few years how long my Plex lifetime pass will last now.

by xattt 4y ago

Wondering the last few years how long my Plex lifetime pass will last now.

The lifetime license is the same price as 3 years. Lifetime licenses are a lie anyway, nothing lasts forever. But if they cancel my „lifetime license“ before 3 or 5 years elapsed, I will be very, very angry.

29083011397778 4y ago
I wouldn't worry too much, considering my Plex pass (that I bought on sale, no less) is still good, 12(?) years on. Hell, Plex got dropped from my de-Googled phone before they ditched Lifetime users. I changed email providers before they ditched Lifetime users. Plex could renege tomorrow, but they've absolutely earned the benefit of the doubt in my opinion.
- andix 4y ago
  I also don’t worry too much, that’s why I got the lifetime pass instead of a yearly subscription.

RajT88 4y ago

I bought lifetime licenses for the other competitors of Plex: TVersity, PlayOn, Twonky. Twonky currently is the only one I'm using, but all of them seem to respect the lifetime licenses! They've moved on to newer versions which use subscription models, so I don't get new features. Twonky still offers old version downloads (which is nice), but I'm not sure the others do. Honestly, I'm not sure I need any of this software anymore now that VLC is available on Android, Xbox, etc. and supports reading off SMB shares.

xattt 4y ago
> Twonky Twonky (running on a WRT350n in ~2010) was the first media server that got me on the path to Plex. Glad to hear it’s still kicking.

Someone1234 4y ago

It might, but only because Plex is changing their profit model. Instead of trying to make money from the software directly, they're now injecting a bunch of ad-supported content into search results/default landing experience. If that is successful you might just see them scrap charging entirely.

noirscape 4y ago

Plex' lifetime pass is iirc tied to major versioning. You'll have lifetime for as long as 2.x is the version they're on, but if they ever release 3.x, it's time to open your wallet again. No promises were made at the time on if you can stay on 2.x forever. Extremely scummy move, they changed those terms in 2017 if I recall and got a ton of flak for it.

xattt 4y ago
Interesting. I bought in around 2016, so I may have dodged the bullet?