i was about to buy (rebuy!! i don't care about semantics) the anydvdhd lifetime license again (more for "sentimental" and "just in case" reasons) the other day, when i came across a thread (inserted/linked below) that made me pause and wonder. wonder if the "new" (since 2016 i assume, but like i explained, new to me in 2023) lifetime license "now" also requires online activation/connection during or anytime after install. meaning it can not be used on a pure offline pc that has and never will have internet. ..and how the old slysoft key worked and still does. that one is/was true "offline". you have a valid key, and it still works - albeit with slysoft versions - though that too only because redfox wants it that way. it could have kept working with current versions, but politics.
if the redfox key requires online connectivity, even once, to me, that is not a genuine "offline" purchase. in a morbidly twisted way, the old and now "defunct" slysoft key is actually better. it still works and will forever. the new one can be "disabled" anytime, and in future become invalid/useless if/when redfox servers (for whatever reason) go down.
not interested in politics, just a simple and straight forward answer. ivan stopped replying via PM, which kind of gave me the answer. he mentioned that anystream does, which since the core program itself requires the internet to function, is "somewhat" understandable, though not technically necessary, but "whatever". (though it still means they have ultimate control.)
does the lifetime license for (specifically) anydvdhd require internet access at all to install/use/periodically check/whatever?
i assume, yes, and if so, this fact should be noted on the purchase page to make it absolutely clear. something like; "Note: All our products require online activation during install and periodically for license checking."
..and if not, and i am assuming incorrectly, great. but i am currently not sure, ergo the thread. asking about anydhdhd not anystream or anything else.
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if the redfox key requires online connectivity, even once, to me, that is not a genuine "offline" purchase. in a morbidly twisted way, the old and now "defunct" slysoft key is actually better. it still works and will forever. the new one can be "disabled" anytime, and in future become invalid/useless if/when redfox servers (for whatever reason) go down.
not interested in politics, just a simple and straight forward answer. ivan stopped replying via PM, which kind of gave me the answer. he mentioned that anystream does, which since the core program itself requires the internet to function, is "somewhat" understandable, though not technically necessary, but "whatever". (though it still means they have ultimate control.)
does the lifetime license for (specifically) anydvdhd require internet access at all to install/use/periodically check/whatever?
i assume, yes, and if so, this fact should be noted on the purchase page to make it absolutely clear. something like; "Note: All our products require online activation during install and periodically for license checking."
..and if not, and i am assuming incorrectly, great. but i am currently not sure, ergo the thread. asking about anydhdhd not anystream or anything else.
Resolved - Unknown Licence
Turned on computer this morning to find this notification -- Unknown Licence
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