StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoAT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to renew perpetual license supportarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down14
arrow-up1270arrow-down1external-linkAT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to renew perpetual license supportarstechnica.comStrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-24 months agolol, company gets hosed by the same crap they do to consumers. “Lifetime” licenses aren’t lifetime.
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minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoThere have been instances of things like “lifetime licenses” or free services that were “free forever” that turned around and started subscription services. I hope this clarifies my intent, I did not indicate a “warranty”.
minus-squarehate2bme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoDid it used to mean the consumers lifetime?
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoIt spans the lifetime of this nugget here.
lol, company gets hosed by the same crap they do to consumers. “Lifetime” licenses aren’t lifetime.
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There have been instances of things like “lifetime licenses” or free services that were “free forever” that turned around and started subscription services. I hope this clarifies my intent, I did not indicate a “warranty”.
Did it used to mean the consumers lifetime?
It spans the lifetime of this nugget here.