This is why I hate DRM. I want to be able to use my software forever. If it's technically and culturally capable of doing so, the manufacturer has an economic

This is why I hate DRM. I want to be able to use my software forever. If it's technically and culturally capable of doing so, the manufacturer has an economic incentive to want the software to die with your computer: That'll put you in the market for either another copy, or one of their newer products, every few years. Even if you were perfectly happy with the old version and upgraded your computer for other reasons.