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canuckledragger

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1. They don't. They just choose not to release any more.

Reply to TxGuitar (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2022, 06:39 PM

Dec 2022

Ask your local computer geek for help with licenses...we tend to see them as temporary obstacles.

I see licenses as purposely crippling software that only serves the maker's greed. If I need to evaluate something for myself or someone else, I need full access!

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How do software companies run out of licenses? [View all] TxGuitar Dec 2022 OP

They don't. They just choose not to release any more. canuckledragger Dec 2022 #1

Thanks for your reply TxGuitar Dec 2022 #4

If it's some sort of software that requires an external server..... TheRealNorth Dec 2022 #2

That's what I was thinking TxGuitar Dec 2022 #3