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===Avid removes Perpetual Plan options for Pro Tools users (April 2022)===
===Avid removes Perpetual Plan options for Pro Tools users (April 2022)===
Avid in July of 2022 removed the option for customers to buy new or Software Updates + Support Plan contracts for existing perpetual Pro Tools users. Following considerable industry backlash, Avid reinstated Perpetual licenses and Support Plan contract renewals through authorized 3rd party resellers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holt |first=Kris |date=27 April 2022 |title=Pro Tools is now only available as a subscription service |url=https://www.engadget.com/pro-tools-subscription-service-perpetual-license-160010247.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109140342/https://www.engadget.com/pro-tools-subscription-service-perpetual-license-160010247.html |archive-date=29 Jun 2025 |access-date=29 Jun 2025 |website=Endgadget}}</ref>
Avid in April of 2022 removed the option for customers to buy new or Software Updates + Support Plan contracts for existing perpetual Pro Tools users. Following considerable industry backlash, Avid reinstated Perpetual licenses and Support Plan contract renewals through authorized 3rd party resellers in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holt |first=Kris |date=27 April 2022 |title=Pro Tools is now only available as a subscription service |url=https://www.engadget.com/pro-tools-subscription-service-perpetual-license-160010247.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109140342/https://www.engadget.com/pro-tools-subscription-service-perpetual-license-160010247.html |archive-date=29 Jun 2025 |access-date=29 Jun 2025 |website=Endgadget}}</ref>


===Avid is Acquired by an Affiliate of STG for USD $1.4B (Nov 2023)===
===Avid is Acquired by an Affiliate of STG for USD $1.4B (Nov 2023)===