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Buy Once Software (www.buyoncesoftware.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Buy software, once Say goodbye to subscription fatigue! Discover software you can buy once and own forever--no recurring charges, just tools that work for you, for life.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Until they revoke your lifetime purchase and put the new updates under a sub..

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Happened to me with the Android anti-theft app Cerberus, AND with the PlayOn TV recording service.

We should make a shame/do not trust list.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

We should make a shame/do not trust list.

Something like this?

https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That shit better not happen to Plex, I'll never buy software again, will pirate the fuck out of it for this reason alone.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That would be punishing yourself compared to switching to Jellyfin, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

This is the best advice. Heed it!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Using Jellyfin is a punishment in itself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Hardware accel just seems completely broken, that and downloads to the app.