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'''[[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== | |||
'''Business Model:''' Moved to a subscription based model, revoking access to the previously bought perpetual licenses. | |||
==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]]. | ||
=== | ===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 |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> | ||
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]] | |||
*[[TeamViewer terminates perpetual licenses]] | |||
*[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]] | |||
*[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model]] | |||
*[[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]] | |||
*[[Keyshot]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:License Laundering]] | |||