> On Dec 26, 2020, at 10:54 AM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 26 December 2020 at 16:12 [email protected] wrote: >> https://petapixel.com/2020/12/24/adobe-lightroom-v6-is-falling-apart/? >> LR6 is breaking > > The article misses option three. A simple class action (even the threat of > it) should wobble the share price enough to solve the issue. Perpetual is > perpetual.
> On Dec 26, 2020, at 10:56 AM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 26 December 2020 at 17:50 Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Dec 26, 2020, at 9:37 AM, Ralf R Radermacher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Am 26.12.20 um 17:12 schrieb [email protected]: >>>> https://petapixel.com/2020/12/24/adobe-lightroom-v6-is-falling-apart/? >>>> >>>> LR6 is breaking >>> >>> So, the crashes can be avoided by setting the system clock to a date >>> before November 2020? That would mean they've sold us a perpetually >>> licensed product with a built-in expiration date right from the start. >>> If that isn't wilful deceit, I don't know what is. >> >> I suppose that they could make the argument that if you buy a car, the parts >> will eventually wear out. Beyond a certain point the dealer isn’t obligated >> to carry parts and service the car. For example, you can’t bring a Model A >> into your local Ford dealer and expect them to have suspension bushings in >> stock. In much the same way, the functionality that they licensed from other >> companies has worn out, and they don’t have replacement parts in stock. > > Shouldn't have called it perpetual, then. Hmm. "Perpetual" is not the same thing as "eternal". :) A "perpetual license" to use a particular software application means the license does not require periodic renewal by the user, not that the software will last forever or has no= limits in terms of support liability for the vendor. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
