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“License euthanasia” is the practice of revoking perpetual licenses under the pretext that the company is looking out for the user’s best interest by forcing them to update to a later version. This term was coined by consumer-rights advocate [[wikipedia:Louis_Rossmann|Louis Rossmann]], who observed that [[Final Draft software activation|Final Draft]]’s description of an older version of its software as being “of advanced age” “made it sound like they’re doing the kind thing” by putting old software out of its misery.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXV4VDvseIE&t=439s</ref>

“License euthanasia” is the practice of ending perpetual licenses — often disabling the ability to use older versions of software and forcing those users to pay additional money to update to a more recent version. The term “euthanasia” was coined by consumer-rights advocate [[Louis Rossmann]], who observed that [[Final Draft software activation|Final Draft]]’s description of an older version of its software as being “of advanced age” “made it sound like they’re doing the kind thing” by discontinuing it.<~~ref>https:~~/~~/www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXV4VDvseIE&t=439s</ref~~>

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[[Category:Anti-Consumer_Practices]]

[[Category:Common terms]]

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[[Category:Rights Stripping]]

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+“License euthanasia” is the practice of revoking perpetual licenses under the pretext that the company is looking out for the user’s best interest by forcing them to update to a later version. This term was coined by consumer-rights advocate [[wikipedia:Louis_Rossmann|Louis Rossmann]], who observed that [[Final Draft software activation|Final Draft]]’s description of an older version of its software as being “of advanced age” “made it sound like they’re doing the kind thing” by putting old software out of its misery.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXV4VDvseIE&t=439s</ref>
-“License euthanasia” is the practice of ending perpetual licenses — often disabling the ability to use older versions of software and forcing those users to pay additional money to update to a more recent version. The term “euthanasia” was coined by consumer-rights advocate [[Louis Rossmann]], who observed that [[Final Draft software activation|Final Draft]]’s description of an older version of its software as being “of advanced age” “made it sound like they’re doing the kind thing” by discontinuing it.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXV4VDvseIE&t=439s</ref>
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-==References==
+[[Category:Anti-Consumer_Practices]]
+[[Category:Common terms]]
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+[[Category:Rights Stripping]]