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'''ManyCam''' is a live video-streaming software application owned by [[Paltalk]], formerly known as [[AVM Software]]. ManyCam.com describes the application as: | '''ManyCam''' is a live video-streaming software application owned by [[Paltalk]], formerly known as [[AVM Software]]. ManyCam.com describes the application as: | ||
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" .. an easy-to-use virtual camera and live streaming software that helps you deliver professional live videos on streaming platforms, video conferencing apps, and remote learning tools." | |||
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==Revocation of lifetime licenses== | ==Revocation of lifetime licenses== | ||
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On July 1, 2022, a "Guest Writer" who was posting under the guise of Visicom Media, the previous owner, made a blog post on the official ManyCam.com website:<ref name="ManyCam Blog: Update for ManyCam Lifetime Subscriptions">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230531011812/https://manycam.com/blog/update-for-manycam-lifetime-subscriptions/ "ManyCam Blog: Update for ManyCam Lifetime Subscriptions"] manycam.com via The Interner Archive</ref> | On July 1, 2022, a "Guest Writer" who was posting under the guise of Visicom Media, the previous owner, made a blog post on the official ManyCam.com website:<ref name="ManyCam Blog: Update for ManyCam Lifetime Subscriptions">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230531011812/https://manycam.com/blog/update-for-manycam-lifetime-subscriptions/ "ManyCam Blog: Update for ManyCam Lifetime Subscriptions"] manycam.com via The Interner Archive</ref> | ||
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"ManyCam is now under new ownership. The new owner does not offer Lifetime subscriptions. Some Lifetime customers have been concerned about their ability to use their subscription in the future. The intent was never to interfere with that ability of current Lifetime customers. | "ManyCam is now under new ownership. The new owner does not offer Lifetime subscriptions. Some Lifetime customers have been concerned about their ability to use their subscription in the future. The intent was never to interfere with that ability of current Lifetime customers. | ||
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Visicom Media stands by the Lifetime customers and will continue to support them by arranging with the new owner for a total of two years of free subscription. This offer can be claimed in the ManyCam account on the webpage. At the user’s request, and upon the expiration of the two-year free subscription, Visicom Media will offer an upgrade to any current Lifetime customers who continue to need such access." | Visicom Media stands by the Lifetime customers and will continue to support them by arranging with the new owner for a total of two years of free subscription. This offer can be claimed in the ManyCam account on the webpage. At the user’s request, and upon the expiration of the two-year free subscription, Visicom Media will offer an upgrade to any current Lifetime customers who continue to need such access." | ||
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Other customers were thankful that people in the ManyCam online forums had posted their experiences to warn against upgrading.<ref name="ManyCam Forums: Don't Upgrade to ManyCam 8! - 2022-07-05"></ref> | Other customers were thankful that people in the ManyCam online forums had posted their experiences to warn against upgrading.<ref name="ManyCam Forums: Don't Upgrade to ManyCam 8! - 2022-07-05"></ref> | ||
<blockquote>|quote=[USERNAME REDACTED] June 21, 2022, 5:44pm | |||
I just want to say, I came to the forums after seeing the option to pay was Annual or 2 years and I appreciate all the posts warning me against the newest upgrade. Looks like Manycam ha[s] [sic] fallen victim to subscription greed. Disappointing, but good luck to them I guess. I’m going to a competitor where I can just buy the software, forced subscriptions are the refuge of the lazy. I’m not saying developers shouldn’t be paid, on the contrary, I WANT to pay them, but I’m not willing to be a steady stream of income for, lets be honest, slow innovation and perpetually out of date UI design. It was a good run though. 🫡 | I just want to say, I came to the forums after seeing the option to pay was Annual or 2 years and I appreciate all the posts warning me against the newest upgrade. Looks like Manycam ha[s] [sic] fallen victim to subscription greed. Disappointing, but good luck to them I guess. I’m going to a competitor where I can just buy the software, forced subscriptions are the refuge of the lazy. I’m not saying developers shouldn’t be paid, on the contrary, I WANT to pay them, but I’m not willing to be a steady stream of income for, lets be honest, slow innovation and perpetually out of date UI design. It was a good run though. 🫡 | ||
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At least one customer was evaluating ManyCam as a candidate for purchasing software licenses for their employees. However, they removed ManyCam from their software candidate list citing Paltalk's deceptive act of changing the "lifetime" license terms to only apply to ManyCam version 7.x.<ref name="ManyCam Forums: Don't Upgrade to ManyCam 8! - 2022-07-05"></ref> | At least one customer was evaluating ManyCam as a candidate for purchasing software licenses for their employees. However, they removed ManyCam from their software candidate list citing Paltalk's deceptive act of changing the "lifetime" license terms to only apply to ManyCam version 7.x.<ref name="ManyCam Forums: Don't Upgrade to ManyCam 8! - 2022-07-05"></ref> | ||
<blockquote>|quote=[USERNAME REDACTED] June 21, 2022, 8:26pm #41 | |||
I think they take us for idiots, and hope we’ll all accept that ‘lifetime’ only referred to the lifetime of version 7,x, or not notice, or something. | I think they take us for idiots, and hope we’ll all accept that ‘lifetime’ only referred to the lifetime of version 7,x, or not notice, or something. | ||
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Another customer who purchased the "lifetime" license noticed that the new version of "''ManyCam Lite''" had also been updated to put a feature gate on the high resolutions, which now required the new paid subscription.<ref name="ManyCam Forums: Don't Upgrade to ManyCam 8! - 2022-07-05"></ref> | Another customer who purchased the "lifetime" license noticed that the new version of "''ManyCam Lite''" had also been updated to put a feature gate on the high resolutions, which now required the new paid subscription.<ref name="ManyCam Forums: Don't Upgrade to ManyCam 8! - 2022-07-05"></ref> | ||
<blockquote>|quote=[USERNAME REDACTED] June 22, 2022, 4:05pm #42 | |||
FYI - those who bought “Lifetime” - strongly suggest you do NOT get the newer ManyCam Lite. | FYI - those who bought “Lifetime” - strongly suggest you do NOT get the newer ManyCam Lite. | ||
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Yet another customer was upset about changes to the app which Paltalk made to advertise their other self-titled app, "Paltalk".<ref name="ManyCam Forums: Don't Upgrade to ManyCam 8! - 2022-07-05"></ref> | Yet another customer was upset about changes to the app which Paltalk made to advertise their other self-titled app, "Paltalk".<ref name="ManyCam Forums: Don't Upgrade to ManyCam 8! - 2022-07-05"></ref> | ||
<blockquote>|quote=[USERNAME REDACTED] August 7, 2022, 10:59pm #54 | |||
To add insult to injury, when I restarted my mac today and opened Manycam, I had an ad pop-up for PalTalk (another app of theirs I gather). So, if the comments here are accurate, not only are they not honouring the terms of our lifetime subscriptions, they’re also advertising to us in-app? | To add insult to injury, when I restarted my mac today and opened Manycam, I had an ad pop-up for PalTalk (another app of theirs I gather). So, if the comments here are accurate, not only are they not honouring the terms of our lifetime subscriptions, they’re also advertising to us in-app? | ||