Proper-to-repair activist Louis Rossmann is asking out Autodesk for not honoring lifetime licenses and forcing customers into subscriptions.
Many customers buy a lifetime license to keep away from pricey, ongoing license charges. Sadly, it seems that Autodesk has discovered a means round this, leaving customers no choice however to transform to a subscription license.
In line with Rossman, citing the expertise of 1 Ian Davis, the difficulty stems from modifications in Autodesk’s activation system, which is now not suitable with older variations of the software program. Because of this, customers of older variations have to make use of a particular switch utility to maneuver their license from one pc to a different.
Sadly, if a person is unable to make use of the switch utility, they’re left with no selection however to buy a brand new subscription. This will occur when a pc fully dies, is stolen, or when the person sells the pc earlier than transferring the license. One other quite common situation that might set off the difficulty is when customers again up their knowledge as a substitute of making a bootable copy of their arduous drive after which formatting the drive.
The tactic screams of being a bait-and-switch cash seize, a means for Autodesk to squeeze its clients for extra money and convert them to profitable subscriptions. As extra clients run into this drawback, hopefully, it’s going to stress Autodesk to do extra to honor the licenses clients paid for.
