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this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2026
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If people are buying such software on their own dime, they're getting played. Happens once, OK you didn't know it was a con job. Happens twice, you're a fool...
But if it's on your company's dime, meh, not your problem.
Absolutely fair points but I think it should be illegal to sell a “perpetual” license - perpetual means everlasting - and then it turns out to not be perpetual
They should be forced to honor the perpetual contracts
Yeah, I'd say they'd be looking at a class action suit if it weren't for the fact that it's just so easy to apply a pirate crack.