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> There is no such thing Sure there is, there’s an entire thread here of people mentioning their faves. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35538466 https://

by dahart 4y ago

> There is no such thing Sure there is, there’s an entire thread here of people mentioning their faves. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35538466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35538466 It’s not proof or even true to claim that some examples mean all lifetime licenses will be voided. Like most things in life, it’s a distribution where some people behave well and some people don’t. It’s valid to worry about whether a lifetime license will survive the future, whether you think any specific company is lying to you, and it’s worth estimating the risks of your purchase. But it’s not valid to conclude that the whole concept of this kind of license is a lie just because it doesn’t always work out.

JohnFen 4y ago
The very fact that it's possible for it to not work out makes it a deceptive term because it's not a "lifetime license". If you actually buy software, there is no possibility that the company can take it away from you.
- dahart 4y ago
  > The very fact that it's possible for it to not work out makes it a deceptive term because it's not a "lifetime license". Naw, by that logic any sale of any kind is “deceptive”. You’re conflating sometimes with always. The existence of dishonest people doesn’t make you a dishonest person, right?
  - JohnFen 4y ago
    > by that logic any sale of any kind is “deceptive”. How so? Nobody is going to repossess something I've actually purchased. That's the whole point of a purchase. A "lifetime license" is not like that.
  - yellowapple 4y ago
    > Naw, by that logic any sale of any kind is “deceptive”. It is not possible for the late-night Mexican drive-through joint (which I am about to patronize) to force me to "un-eat" the bacon breakfast burrito, chicken torta, and large horchata I have ordered and am prepared to consume. > The existence of dishonest people doesn’t make you a dishonest person, right? If I'm engaging in a behavior which dishonest people typically do and honest people typically don't, then it's entirely reasonable to scrutinize whether I'm being honest.

by dahart 4y ago

JohnFen 4y ago

The very fact that it's possible for it to not work out makes it a deceptive term because it's not a "lifetime license". If you actually buy software, there is no possibility that the company can take it away from you.

dahart 4y ago
> The very fact that it's possible for it to not work out makes it a deceptive term because it's not a "lifetime license". Naw, by that logic any sale of any kind is “deceptive”. You’re conflating sometimes with always. The existence of dishonest people doesn’t make you a dishonest person, right?
- JohnFen 4y ago
  > by that logic any sale of any kind is “deceptive”. How so? Nobody is going to repossess something I've actually purchased. That's the whole point of a purchase. A "lifetime license" is not like that.
- yellowapple 4y ago
  > Naw, by that logic any sale of any kind is “deceptive”. It is not possible for the late-night Mexican drive-through joint (which I am about to patronize) to force me to "un-eat" the bacon breakfast burrito, chicken torta, and large horchata I have ordered and am prepared to consume. > The existence of dishonest people doesn’t make you a dishonest person, right? If I'm engaging in a behavior which dishonest people typically do and honest people typically don't, then it's entirely reasonable to scrutinize whether I'm being honest.