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=== Lifetime licenses ===

Prior to ManyCam's acquisition by [[Paltalk]] in 2022, ManyCam offered lifetime licenses which were advertised as including all future versions and upgrades for a one-time payment.

Prior to ManyCam's acquisition by Paltalk in 2022, ManyCam offered lifetime licenses which were advertised as including all future versions and upgrades for a one-time payment.

The ManyCam website prior to March 2022 stated that <q>Any paid ManyCam Lifetime subscription allows you to upgrade the ManyCam software for free whenever a newer version of ManyCam is released</q> and that <q>ManyCam Lifetime subscription plans are a one-time payment, no renewal or other fees included</q><ref name="ManyCam Knowledge Base: Will I get all future versions and updates of ManyCam for free?"> [https://web.archive.org/web/20220317113659/https://help.manycam.com/knowledge-base/manycam-devices-video-sources/ "ManyCam Knowledge Base: Will I get all future versions and updates of ManyCam for free?"] manycam.com via The Internet Archive </ref>

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As is evident from the above posts, many customers were unhappy about being placed in the situation that Paltalk put them in, and felt that [[Paltalk]] was being dishonest because their actions constituted a classic [[bait and switch|bait-and-switch]] tactic. Other users agreed with this assessment, saying that they were "'disgusted'": <ref name="ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid">[https://web.archive.org/web/20231024221248/https://forum.manycam.com/t/lifetime-sub-no-longer-valid-manycam-8/6456 "ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid"] forum.manycam.com via The Internet Archive</ref>

As is evident from the above posts, many customers were unhappy about being placed in the situation that Paltalk put them in, and felt that Paltalk was being dishonest because their actions constituted a classic [[bait and switch|bait-and-switch]] tactic. Other users agreed with this assessment, saying that they were "'disgusted'": <ref name="ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid">[https://web.archive.org/web/20231024221248/https://forum.manycam.com/t/lifetime-sub-no-longer-valid-manycam-8/6456 "ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid"] forum.manycam.com via The Internet Archive</ref>

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Of course, this was a very obvious change to previous customers who had enjoyed free upgrades for any and all versions prior to ManyCam 7. Needless to say, those customers were still unhappy. The new language simply replaced ''"ManyCam"'' with ''"ManyCam 7"''. Additionally, their statement effectively made '''no promises of any upgrades''' because ManyCam 8 had already been released, and no new versions of ManyCam 7 were to be worked on by [[Paltalk]].

Of course, this was a very obvious change to previous customers who had enjoyed free upgrades for any and all versions prior to ManyCam 7. Needless to say, those customers were still unhappy. The new language simply replaced ''"ManyCam"'' with ''"ManyCam 7"''. Additionally, their statement effectively made '''no promises of any upgrades''' because ManyCam 8 had already been released, and no new versions of ManyCam 7 were to be worked on by Paltalk.

==References==

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 === Lifetime licenses ===
-Prior to ManyCam's acquisition by [[Paltalk]] in 2022, ManyCam offered lifetime licenses which were advertised as including all future versions and upgrades for a one-time payment.
+Prior to ManyCam's acquisition by Paltalk in 2022, ManyCam offered lifetime licenses which were advertised as including all future versions and upgrades for a one-time payment.
 The ManyCam website prior to March 2022 stated that <q>Any paid ManyCam Lifetime subscription allows you to upgrade the ManyCam software for free whenever a newer version of ManyCam is released</q> and that <q>ManyCam Lifetime subscription plans are a one-time payment, no renewal or other fees included</q><ref name="ManyCam Knowledge Base: Will I get all future versions and updates of ManyCam for free?"> [https://web.archive.org/web/20220317113659/https://help.manycam.com/knowledge-base/manycam-devices-video-sources/ "ManyCam Knowledge Base: Will I get all future versions and updates of ManyCam for free?"] manycam.com via The Internet Archive </ref>
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-As is evident from the above posts, many customers were unhappy about being placed in the situation that Paltalk put them in, and felt that [[Paltalk]] was being dishonest because their actions constituted a classic [[bait and switch|bait-and-switch]] tactic.  Other users agreed with this assessment, saying that they were "'disgusted'": <ref name="ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid">[https://web.archive.org/web/20231024221248/https://forum.manycam.com/t/lifetime-sub-no-longer-valid-manycam-8/6456 "ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid"] forum.manycam.com via The Internet Archive</ref>
+As is evident from the above posts, many customers were unhappy about being placed in the situation that Paltalk put them in, and felt that Paltalk was being dishonest because their actions constituted a classic [[bait and switch|bait-and-switch]] tactic.  Other users agreed with this assessment, saying that they were "'disgusted'": <ref name="ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid">[https://web.archive.org/web/20231024221248/https://forum.manycam.com/t/lifetime-sub-no-longer-valid-manycam-8/6456 "ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid"] forum.manycam.com via The Internet Archive</ref>
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-Of course, this was a very obvious change to previous customers who had enjoyed free upgrades for any and all versions prior to ManyCam 7.  Needless to say, those customers were still unhappy.  The new language simply replaced ''"ManyCam"'' with ''"ManyCam 7"''.  Additionally, their statement effectively made '''no promises of any upgrades''' because ManyCam 8 had already been released, and no new versions of ManyCam 7 were to be worked on by [[Paltalk]].
+Of course, this was a very obvious change to previous customers who had enjoyed free upgrades for any and all versions prior to ManyCam 7.  Needless to say, those customers were still unhappy.  The new language simply replaced ''"ManyCam"'' with ''"ManyCam 7"''.  Additionally, their statement effectively made '''no promises of any upgrades''' because ManyCam 8 had already been released, and no new versions of ManyCam 7 were to be worked on by Paltalk.
 ==References==