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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]]. | ||
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The viability of a lifetime license is dependent on the product's operational costs and its monetization plan. | The viability of a lifetime license is dependent on the product's operational costs and its monetization plan. | ||
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|Formerly sold under Sony, Magix has pulled Vegas 15 from Steam and has also revoked licenses | |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 | |https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxma1DxdvcvxPtveni0uDBqw403WSI7Dkn?si=SZtUOMc00x_xUV_x | ||
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|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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