Not a bad idea, but why does this only apply to games?

I prime example of other software this would have benefited is AutoCAD.

People who refused the conversion to a subscription, and maintained their "lifetime" licenses, where shut down after a couple of years.

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Melatonic 7 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

How were they shut down? Like as in the old software refuses to start or they cant renew maintenance / no security updates?

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ktallett an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Agreed! Far too many companies selling software as lifetime license and their renegade on that deal. A refund should be allowed. Or simply make the software offline without drm

	▲	scott_w 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		To be fair, B2B sales have typically existed in a different world, even for physical goods. Take the Sale of Goods Act in the UK, offering consumer protections. A business simply can’t take advantage of many of its protections as it’s aimed specifically at B2C sales.