It’s more malicious than that, they’re simply not renewing their code signing license hence making the software non-functional.

Which probably allows them to skirt legal liability...

After all, a computer with the date set to 2021 will still function...

	▲	allajfjwbwkwja 6 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It will be interesting to see whether that's their legal defense when the inevitable class action comes. They were selling it until October 2021, so it's not some ancient system. By building a time bomb into it, they misrepresented what was effectively a $50/year subscription as if it were a $229 purchase.
	▲	cyphar 17 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Until they shut down the server, which will almost certainly be soon after the certificate expires.