Pete Prodoehl 🍕Mar 3
Hey kids, in the olden days you bought (instead of “rented”) software and it came in a box with a disc and it was yours to use forever!
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Mar 3

Well, the “forever” part was tricky because it might break due to OS upgrades or computer architecture/chip changes.

But making a one-time purchase and using software 5 or 10 years was not unheard of.

I think I paid $500 for Photoshop and it came out to under $9 per month if I do the math right… that’s for 10 years of use.

If it’s still $20 per month for a subscription and you do 10 years that’s $2,400.

Show threadJer 🚲Mar 3
@rasterweb I have PS, Lightroom, and Aperture discs in a box somewhere. Dunno how far back of an OS I'd need to install to run them, or even if their network "activation" would work any more.
Show threadKauz
@jerzone @rasterweb from time to time I'm still using the last good Lightroom 4.4.1, that I've bought years ago. I run it in Wine, it works fine, no problem with activation after reinstall (I guess it doesn't call home when checking the licence key), so I don't expect it to break ever.
Mar 3 at 2:10pmWeb