Editing Fake lifetime license

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'''Fake lifetime license''' is a marketing scam in which customers are misled and/or blatantly lied to, with respect to the expiration date of a license they acquired.

This is distinct from [[post-purchase EULA modification]], as the license was never changed, it was always fake.

==How it works==
Companies may deceptively advertise a product or service as having a "lifetime" or "forever" license, so that when a customer legally gets a license (typically by paying money), the customer is allowed to use the product/service for a ''limited'' period of time.

Sometimes, the "lifetime" refers to the warranty of the product, not the lifetime of the customer.

Companies do this to artificially increase profits.{{Citation needed}}

==Why it is a problem==
Most, if not all, customers expect the license to last for as long as humanly possible. When the expectation breaks, they need to change their plans<!-- Someone PLEASE help me here. This is so poorly done -->

==Examples==
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==References==
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