Another one goes subscription

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Sep 1, 2023 at 01:21 PM

The end of Circus Ponies Notebook was the most graceless exit by a developer I’ve witnessed.

Paul Korm wrote:
I own more software than a sane person ought, and over the last 40 years
>I recall only one case where software stopped working because the
>developer went out of business—Circus Ponies Notebook. There are a
>few other cases where the developer opted not to upgrade to ensure OS
>compatibility. If a developer put a dead man’s switch on the software
>license validity check, I think I would not buy the software, assuming
>he/she/they/them/it was on the way out the door anyway.
> >Amontillado wrote:
>Sustainable development is a good thing. I wish subscription software
>>came with panic buttons. If the vendor goes out of business, it would
>be
>>gracious to open existing customers to perpetual use.
>