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> Everyone wanted a one time license, you aren't allowed to complain when that one-time licensed product stops getting updates. A one time license is sold on t
by maccard 1y ago
> Everyone wanted a one time license, you aren't allowed to complain when that one-time licensed product stops getting updates.
A one time license is sold on the promise of future updates perpetually to this version. If serif said “we’re not adding AI tools to v2, we’re going to go to v3 instead” I’d be fine with it. But instead they’re taking the updates they were providing to us anyway and packaging them up under a new revenue stream.
If they didn’t want this backlash they shouldn’t have sold perpetual licenses, they should have sold licenses with 1 year of updates.
- carlosjobim 1y ago> A one time license is sold on the promise of future updates perpetually to this version. No it is not and has never been. Of course not, and you must understand that.
- maccard 1y agoThat’s exactly what is. Of course legally they’re entitled to not do that, but google are also legally entitled to close your account for any reason they see fit. If they mass deactivated accounts on one of those clauses they’d likely legally be right but they’d be pulling a real asshole move, which is what affinity/canva have done here.
- carlosjobim 1y agoSurely if you want to oblige companies to release new versions because you purchased a version in the past, then you also have to oblige every customer to also purchase the new version. Which would be preposterous. When you purchase something you should get exactly what you purchased, nothing more and nothing less. That's how business has been conducted for three hundred thousand years by now. Affinity cannot deactivate the software you have purchased, that would be outside of the law.