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==Why it is a problem== | ==Why it is a problem== | ||
=== Right to Own === | ===Right to Own=== | ||
The sale of these licenses are made with the expectation that the purchaser will forever retain access to this license. When these are revoked among a litany of reasons, via a multitude of methods, such as discontinuing the software or [[Retroactively amended purchase|retroactively amending the agreement]], it defies the [[Right to own|right to ownership]]. | The sale of these licenses are made with the expectation that the purchaser will forever retain access to this license. When these are revoked among a litany of reasons, via a multitude of methods, such as discontinuing the software or [[Retroactively amended purchase|retroactively amending the agreement]], it defies the [[Right to own|right to ownership]]. | ||
===Viability=== | |||
The viability of a lifetime license is dependent on the product's operational costs and its monetization plan. | |||
Products that require recurring operational costs for their necessary advertised functions (backend service upkeep, staff involvement, etc.) can't function on their own without income. Lifetime license users may be serviced at a loss compared to subscription-based users who meet the recurring revenue operational cost demand. The price difference between a lifetime license and a subscription-based license only offsets the threshold of when a lifetime subscription customer becomes unprofitable to service. | |||
==Examples<!-- Web search to flip through: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=lifetime+product+license+revoked+-driver&t=brave&ia=web Possible things to investigate to add: Norton --><!-- I want to add this one, BUT the article has ZERO work done. https://consumerrights.wiki/Tango_Elegoo_Edition_False_Lifetime_License -->== | ==Examples<!-- Web search to flip through: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=lifetime+product+license+revoked+-driver&t=brave&ia=web Possible things to investigate to add: Norton --><!-- I want to add this one, BUT the article has ZERO work done. https://consumerrights.wiki/Tango_Elegoo_Edition_False_Lifetime_License -->== | ||
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|TBA<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raindog308 |date=Mar 10, 2025 |title=The Mailbird Scam: When a "Lifetime" License is Not Lifetime |url=https://lowendbox.com/blog/the-mailbird-scam-when-a-lifetime-license-is-not-lifetime/ |access-date=May 28, 2025 |work=LowEndBox}}</ref> | |TBA<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raindog308 |date=Mar 10, 2025 |title=The Mailbird Scam: When a "Lifetime" License is Not Lifetime |url=https://lowendbox.com/blog/the-mailbird-scam-when-a-lifetime-license-is-not-lifetime/ |access-date=May 28, 2025 |work=LowEndBox}}</ref> | ||
|[[Mailbird revokes lifetime licenses]] | |[[Mailbird revokes lifetime licenses]] | ||
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|[[Better Way Electronics]] | |[[Better Way Electronics]] | ||
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|Magix | |||
|Vegas 15 | |||
|2025 | |||
|Formerly sold under Sony, Magix has pulled Vegas 15 from Steam and has also revoked licenses | |||
|https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxma1DxdvcvxPtveni0uDBqw403WSI7Dkn?si=SZtUOMc00x_xUV_x | |||
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|[[TeamViewer]] | |||
|[[TeamViewer]] | |||
|2021-2025 | |||
|In 2021, TeamViewer got rid of the ability to purchase a lifetime license to use TeamViewer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-15 |title=Lifetime License ? - TeamViewer Support |url=https://community.teamviewer.com/English/discussion/113702/lifetime-license/p1?tab=all}}</ref> | |||
In June 2025, TeamViewer killed off their lifetime licenses for all users, forcing them to pay for a monthly subscription or lose access.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-14 |title=TeamViewer and the "perpetual license" — paid like for a car, 10 years later they just cut you off |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/teamviewer/comments/1mq52pt/teamviewer_and_the_perpetual_license_paid_like/ |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2025 |title=End of support for TeamViewer versions 11 and 12 |url=https://community.teamviewer.com/English/discussion/141015/end-of-support-for-teamviewer-versions-11-and-12/p1 |website=TeamViewer Community}}</ref> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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