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Buy once, use forever A directory of one-time purchase software

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222 points richbowen | 1 comments | 30 Mar 25 00:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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II2II ◴[30 Mar 25 01:17 UTC] No.43520313[source]▶
While the directory is a good idea, the FAQ did not address the one question that immediately came to mind: how is software that requires online activation handled? I've been bitten by vendors who offered perpetual licenses before, only to discover that they dropped support for perpetual licenses and have them push a subscription license on me. (To that software vendor: sorry, but you reneged on your promise. I'm not going to be fooled twice.)
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1. ryandrake ◴[30 Mar 25 01:22 UTC] No.43520342[source]▶
While the web site author can't predict the future to know what kind of rug-pull is coming, I'd agree that any software that has any online dependency whatsoever should at least have an asterisk next to it on a list like this.