Reckon - Revision history

Reform: Added License Laundering category

2026-03-31T16:32:27Z

Added License Laundering category

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Sojourna: /* See also */

2026-03-31T03:28:53Z

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Invalidation of perpetual licenses (''18 Oct 2019'')===		===Invalidation of perpetual licenses (''18 Oct 2019'')===
	Reckon's business model relied on selling perpetual licenses with two years of technical support. In 2019 they switched to subscription software, invalidating all the perpetual licenses except for the 2018 and 2019 versions.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Howlett \|first=Mathew \|date=20 Aug 2019 \|title=Changes to Reckon software support and what they mean for your business \|url=https://www.sinclairwilson.com.au/2019/08/changes-to-reckon-software-support-and-what-they-mean-for-your-business \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=sinclairwilson.com.au}}</ref> Customers with revoked licenses were effectively held ransom with their software, losing all access and functionality if they hadn’t opted for a subscription-based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Oct 2019 \|title=Reckon accounting software crippled to force subscription upgrades \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=The Sidney Morning Herald \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260210063126/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html \|archive-date=10 Feb 2026}}</ref>		Reckon's business model relied on selling perpetual licenses with two years of technical support. In 2019 they switched to subscription software, invalidating all the perpetual licenses except for the 2018 and 2019 versions.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Howlett \|first=Mathew \|date=20 Aug 2019 \|title=Changes to Reckon software support and what they mean for your business \|url=https://www.sinclairwilson.com.au/2019/08/changes-to-reckon-software-support-and-what-they-mean-for-your-business \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=sinclairwilson.com.au \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114020936/https://www.sinclairwilson.com.au/2019/08/changes-to-reckon-software-support-and-what-they-mean-for-your-business \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> Customers with revoked licenses were effectively held ransom with their software, losing all access and functionality if they hadn’t opted for a subscription-based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Oct 2019 \|title=Reckon accounting software crippled to force subscription upgrades \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=The Sidney Morning Herald \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260210063126/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html \|archive-date=10 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Invalidation of perpetual licenses (''18 Oct 2019'')===		===Invalidation of perpetual licenses (''18 Oct 2019'')===
	Reckon's business model relied on selling perpetual licenses with two years of technical support. In 2019 they switched to subscription software, invalidating all the perpetual licenses except for the 2018 and 2019 versions.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Howlett \|first=Mathew \|date=20 Aug 2019 \|title=Changes to Reckon software support and what they mean for your business \|url=https://www.sinclairwilson.com.au/2019/08/changes-to-reckon-software-support-and-what-they-mean-for-your-business \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=sinclairwilson.com.au}}</ref> Customers with revoked licenses were effectively held ransom with their software, losing all access and functionality if they hadn’t opted for a subscription-based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Oct 2019 \|title=Reckon accounting software crippled to force subscription upgrades \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=The Sidney Morning Herald}}</ref>		Reckon's business model relied on selling perpetual licenses with two years of technical support. In 2019 they switched to subscription software, invalidating all the perpetual licenses except for the 2018 and 2019 versions.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Howlett \|first=Mathew \|date=20 Aug 2019 \|title=Changes to Reckon software support and what they mean for your business \|url=https://www.sinclairwilson.com.au/2019/08/changes-to-reckon-software-support-and-what-they-mean-for-your-business \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=sinclairwilson.com.au}}</ref> Customers with revoked licenses were effectively held ransom with their software, losing all access and functionality if they hadn’t opted for a subscription-based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Oct 2019 \|title=Reckon accounting software crippled to force subscription upgrades \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=The Sidney Morning Herald \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260210063126/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html \|archive-date=10 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

Mr Pollo: original research

2025-10-27T20:28:33Z

original research

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	*[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]		*[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]
	*[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model]]		*[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model]]
	*[[Fongo changes purchased Lifetime Ad Removal to Monthly Subscription]]
	*[[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]		*[[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]
	*[[Keyshot]]		*[[Keyshot]]

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson at 06:08, 21 October 2025

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	*[[Teamviewer Terminates Perpetual Licenses]]		*[[Teamviewer Terminates Perpetual Licenses]]
	*[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]		*[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]
	*[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model.]]		*[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model]]
	*[[Fongo changes purchased Lifetime Ad Removal to Monthly Subscription]]		*[[Fongo changes purchased Lifetime Ad Removal to Monthly Subscription]]
	*[[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]		*[[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson at 11:41, 7 September 2025

2025-09-07T11:41:02Z

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	'''Business Model:''' Moved to a subscription based model, ~~revocking~~ access to the previously bought perpetual licenses.		'''Business Model:''' Moved to a subscription based model, revoking access to the previously bought perpetual licenses.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	==See also==		==See also==

	* [[Nitro PDF License Deactivating]]		*[[Nitro PDF License Deactivating]]
	* [[Teamviewer Terminates Perpetual Licenses]]		*[[Teamviewer Terminates Perpetual Licenses]]
	* [[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]		*[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]
	* [[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model.]]		*[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model.]]
	* [[Fongo changes purchased Lifetime Ad Removal to Monthly Subscription]]		*[[Fongo changes purchased Lifetime Ad Removal to Monthly Subscription]]
	* [[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]		*[[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]
	* [[Keyshot]]		*[[Keyshot]]

	==References==		==References==

Emanuele: expanded

2025-08-18T20:01:55Z

expanded

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	\|Description=Leech company which steals your perpetual software licenses		\|Description=Leech company which steals your perpetual software licenses
	\|Logo=Reckon.png}}		\|Logo=Reckon.png}}

			'''[[wikipedia:Reckon_(company)\|Reckon]]''' is an software company based in Australia, providing desktop and cloud-based accounting software for accountants, bookkeepers, small to medium businesses and personal users.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	~~{{Ph-C-CIS}}~~		'''Business Model:''' Moved to a subscription based model, revocking access to the previously bought perpetual licenses.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===~~Example incident one~~ (''18 Oct 2019'')===		===Invalidation of perpetual licenses (''18 Oct 2019'')===
	Reckon accounting software crippled to force subscription upgrades:		Reckon's business model relied on selling perpetual licenses with two years of technical support. In 2019 they switched to subscription software, invalidating all the perpetual licenses except for the 2018 and 2019 versions.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Howlett \|first=Mathew \|date=20 Aug 2019 \|title=Changes to Reckon software support and what they mean for your business \|url=https://www.sinclairwilson.com.au/2019/08/changes-to-reckon-software-support-and-what-they-mean-for-your-business \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=sinclairwilson.com.au}}</ref> Customers with revoked licenses were effectively held ransom with their software, losing all access and functionality if they hadn’t opted for a subscription-based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=18 Oct 2019 \|title=Reckon accounting software crippled to force subscription upgrades \|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html \|access-date=18 Aug 2025 \|website=The Sidney Morning Herald}}</ref>

	~~https://www.smh.com.au/technology/reckon-accounting-software-crippled-to-force-subscription-upgrades-20191018-p531y4.html~~		==See also==

	~~==See also==~~		* [[Nitro PDF License Deactivating]]
	~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~		* [[Teamviewer Terminates Perpetual Licenses]]
			* [[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]
			* [[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model.]]
			* [[Fongo changes purchased Lifetime Ad Removal to Monthly Subscription]]
			* [[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]
			* [[Keyshot]]

	==References==		==References==

Mr Pollo at 17:52, 16 August 2025

2025-08-16T17:52:01Z

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	{{CompanyCargo		{{CompanyCargo
	\|Founded=1987		\|Founded=1987
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			==Consumer impact summary==
			{{Ph-C-CIS}}

			==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Example incident one (''18 Oct 2019'')===		===Example incident one (''18 Oct 2019'')===

Sferaphim: updated infobox by adding logo, also can someone clean this page up? instead of making a source citation, this person made the shortest possible summary and then pasted a link in without a citation

2025-08-16T04:41:48Z

updated infobox by adding logo, also can someone clean this page up? instead of making a source citation, this person made the shortest possible summary and then pasted a link in without a citation

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	\|Website=https://www.reckon.com/,https://www.reckon.com.au/		\|Website=https://www.reckon.com/,https://www.reckon.com.au/
	\|Description=Leech company which steals your perpetual software licenses		\|Description=Leech company which steals your perpetual software licenses
	}}		\|Logo=Reckon.png}}

	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

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	==See also==		==See also==

	*[[Nitro PDF License Deactivating]]		*[[Nitro PDF License Deactivating]]
	*[[~~Teamviewer Terminates Perpetual Licenses~~]]		*[[TeamViewer terminates perpetual licenses]]
	*[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]		*[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]
	*[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model]]		*[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model]]