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==Consumer response==

Some users noted<ref>https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/linea-sketch-joins-the-subscription-band-wagon.2229950/post-28356268</ref> that with the automatic app-updates enabled they lost access to the premium features without knowing it:<blockquote>

Version 2 auto-updated and now I'm stuck with watermarks and a little nag message. Stupid move. I liked version 2. Been using it since version 1.0. All my artwork is kind of useless with that watermark unless I pay. If I knew this was going to happen I would have exported everything while I was still on version 2. I've been told that they announced this in December on their blog. Too bad I don't read the blogs from every developer's apps I use.</blockquote>Others criticized<ref>https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/04/14/linea-sketch-3/#comment-3200933</ref> the company's approach to communicate the change:<blockquote>This is not about people being unwilling to pay for good software. This is about a series of terrible decisions that culminated in people who did pay for good software getting screwed.</blockquote>

Version 2 auto-updated and now I'm stuck with watermarks and a little nag message. Stupid move. I liked version 2. Been using it since version 1.0. All my artwork is kind of useless with that watermark unless I pay. If I knew this was going to happen I would have exported everything while I was still on version 2. I've been told that they announced this in December on their blog. Too bad I don't read the blogs from every developer's apps I use.</blockquote>Others criticized<ref>https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/04/14/linea-sketch-3/#comment-3200933 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251121121925/https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/04/14/linea-sketch-3/ Archived])</ref> the company's approach to communicate the change:<blockquote>This is not about people being unwilling to pay for good software. This is about a series of terrible decisions that culminated in people who did pay for good software getting screwed.</blockquote>

==Lifetime purchase option==

The company still [https://iconfactory.happyfox.com/kb/article/17-convert-subscription-to-lifetime-purchase/ offers] a lifetime purchase option for the new application version, which still could be revoked at any time since the lifetime purchase option is not defined in the terms of use<ref>https://linea-app.com/terms</ref> and the company has the right to revoke the license at any point in time:<blockquote>8. Termination

The company still [https://iconfactory.happyfox.com/kb/article/17-convert-subscription-to-lifetime-purchase/ offers] a lifetime purchase option for the new application version, which still could be revoked at any time since the lifetime purchase option is not defined in the terms of use<ref>https://linea-app.com/terms ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260114003424/https://linea-app.com/terms Archived])</ref> and the company has the right to revoke the license at any point in time:<blockquote>8. Termination

You agree that the Iconfactory may terminate your access to the Application, at our sole discretion, without cause or notice, and without penalty, at any time. The Iconfactory may also at any time discontinue providing access to Linea, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to Linea or any portion thereof may be effected without prior notice, and you agree that the Iconfactory will not be liable to you or any third party for any such termination. Upon termination, your right to use the Application will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Application.</blockquote>

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 ==Consumer response==
 Some users noted<ref>https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/linea-sketch-joins-the-subscription-band-wagon.2229950/post-28356268</ref> that with the automatic app-updates enabled they lost access to the premium features without knowing it:<blockquote>
-Version 2 auto-updated and now I'm stuck with watermarks and a little nag message. Stupid move. I liked version 2. Been using it since version 1.0. All my artwork is kind of useless with that watermark unless I pay. If I knew this was going to happen I would have exported everything while I was still on version 2. I've been told that they announced this in December on their blog. Too bad I don't read the blogs from every developer's apps I use.</blockquote>Others criticized<ref>https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/04/14/linea-sketch-3/#comment-3200933</ref> the company's approach to communicate the change:<blockquote>This is not about people being unwilling to pay for good software. This is about a series of terrible decisions that culminated in people who did pay for good software getting screwed.</blockquote>
+Version 2 auto-updated and now I'm stuck with watermarks and a little nag message. Stupid move. I liked version 2. Been using it since version 1.0. All my artwork is kind of useless with that watermark unless I pay. If I knew this was going to happen I would have exported everything while I was still on version 2. I've been told that they announced this in December on their blog. Too bad I don't read the blogs from every developer's apps I use.</blockquote>Others criticized<ref>https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/04/14/linea-sketch-3/#comment-3200933 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251121121925/https://mjtsai.com/blog/2020/04/14/linea-sketch-3/ Archived])</ref> the company's approach to communicate the change:<blockquote>This is not about people being unwilling to pay for good software. This is about a series of terrible decisions that culminated in people who did pay for good software getting screwed.</blockquote>
 ==Lifetime purchase option==
-The company still [https://iconfactory.happyfox.com/kb/article/17-convert-subscription-to-lifetime-purchase/ offers] a lifetime purchase option for the new application version, which still could be revoked at any time since the lifetime purchase option is not defined in the terms of use<ref>https://linea-app.com/terms</ref> and the company has the right to revoke the license at any point in time:<blockquote>8. Termination
+The company still [https://iconfactory.happyfox.com/kb/article/17-convert-subscription-to-lifetime-purchase/ offers] a lifetime purchase option for the new application version, which still could be revoked at any time since the lifetime purchase option is not defined in the terms of use<ref>https://linea-app.com/terms ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260114003424/https://linea-app.com/terms Archived])</ref> and the company has the right to revoke the license at any point in time:<blockquote>8. Termination
 You agree that the Iconfactory may terminate your access to the Application, at our sole discretion, without cause or notice, and without penalty, at any time. The Iconfactory may also at any time discontinue providing access to Linea, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to Linea or any portion thereof may be effected without prior notice, and you agree that the Iconfactory will not be liable to you or any third party for any such termination. Upon termination, your right to use the Application will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Application.</blockquote>