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General => Tech Chat => Topic started by: Mr. Analog on December 10, 2022, 03:35:23 PM

Title: mIRC pulls license out from "lifetime" license holders...
Post by: Mr. Analog on December 10, 2022, 03:35:23 PM
This is really scummy...

https://www.pocnetwork.net/internet-news/mirc-ended-its-lifetime-license-agreement-with-all-who-purchased-its-software-10-years-out/
Title: Re: mIRC pulls license out from "lifetime" license holders...
Post by: Lazybones on December 10, 2022, 04:59:51 PM
Lifetime upgrades is a bad business model, especially if your product becomes less and less attractive to new customers.

Still... It is the terms they had.

Reminders me of LTT having a lifetime teamviewer licence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCRzaGUKEFA)
Title: Re: mIRC pulls license out from "lifetime" license holders...
Post by: Mr. Analog on December 10, 2022, 07:27:11 PM
It's pretty annoying that's for sure!
Title: Re: mIRC pulls license out from "lifetime" license holders...
Post by: Thorin on December 11, 2022, 02:06:02 PM
This will probably happen with Plex at some point, too.
Title: Re: mIRC pulls license out from "lifetime" license holders...
Post by: Lazybones on December 11, 2022, 02:17:35 PM
Quote from: Thorin on December 11, 2022, 02:06:02 PMThis will probably happen with Plex at some point, too.

They are already wiggling around that implying subscription features that you can only get in addition.

There is Emby/Jellyfin as alternatives to plex.

Same goes for mIRC, there are opensource alternatives that ARE good.