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Re: Hmmm.....
You can blame IBM for it actually.
IBM has been doing this kind of licensing for its AS400 mainframe software for many years now. If you don't pay, you don't get support or newer versions. Once you do pay, it is cheaper to stay in the plan then leave it and come back in. Symantec was the second to do it. Microsoft just started doing it last year.
There are advantages. You get the latest version of software. It is easy to budget out how much you will spend in a year or two years on software.
I am not saying there aren't disadvantages, but it does benefit the customer.
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