Sunset Clauses in Software

DaveAtFraud writes: "Ed Foster over at InfoWorld has an interesting column on "sunset" clauses in commercial software. I don't have a problem with people who write, say, anti-virus software charging for a "subscription" to their virus signature update service. I am paying for something of value to me and it costs them something to maintain this data. I do have a problem with the same people extracting a little extra "squeeze" every couple of years and forcing me to learn yet another user interface just because they have decided that the old one looks little dated. Somehow, I don't buy (no pun intended) that their engine for scanning a byte stream has changed again."

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If you dont like it..

[QuantumG]

you could always write your own software. I can understand people bitching about consumer electronics companies dicking you over software after you've purchased their hardware (after all, it's costing them money to write the drivers, why not let me do it?) but really, if you dont like random software company's upgrade cycle then whip out your compiler and write your own. Oh you cant? Then I guess you'll just have to wear it man.