SirkusPi
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For those who don't know, the new 1.5 update of VPS Avenger now moves from a user-friendly copy protection scheme to the dreaded (by me at least) Codemeter.
What really stinks is how Codemeter is being imposed on us after we already paid, so there's no effective way for us to opt-out.
If Avenger had always used Codemeter from the start, then I (and many others) simply wouldn't have purchased, and that would be that. But VPS took our money, and then sprang on us the addition of Codemeter - a decision that they surely knew would be unpopular among at least some of their current users. I can complain all I want, but Vengeance still has my money, and that rankles.
So let's put specific dollars on this. I purchased Avenger for $165 USD on sale. I bought the 5-expansion-pack deal on sale for $140. That's $305 I have invested in Avenger (and others, I'm sure, have spent much more). Then Vengeance went and added a parasitic copy protection scheme that, to say the least, is controversial. Notably, this is not a case where technology has advanced and older computers are being left behind. Nor is this a change necessitated by new features. Rather, VPS has added something solely for the company's own "benefit" that they knew would upset users, after we've already spent our money.
Yes, I can keep using my current Avenger. But only until I need to switch computers or reformat my drive, and then I guess I've lost my money. All because VPS went and unilaterally changed the terms on which they sold Avenger to me (i.e., the old copy protection scheme, which was perfectly fine and non-intrusive).
I would absolutely give up my license if VPS would give me my money back. But we all know that's not going to happen.
Equally certain is that I will never buy from VPS again. I recognize the futility of the gesture; I'm a grain of sand on the beach of VPS users. Still, it's absolutely infuriating.
What really stinks is how Codemeter is being imposed on us after we already paid, so there's no effective way for us to opt-out.
If Avenger had always used Codemeter from the start, then I (and many others) simply wouldn't have purchased, and that would be that. But VPS took our money, and then sprang on us the addition of Codemeter - a decision that they surely knew would be unpopular among at least some of their current users. I can complain all I want, but Vengeance still has my money, and that rankles.
So let's put specific dollars on this. I purchased Avenger for $165 USD on sale. I bought the 5-expansion-pack deal on sale for $140. That's $305 I have invested in Avenger (and others, I'm sure, have spent much more). Then Vengeance went and added a parasitic copy protection scheme that, to say the least, is controversial. Notably, this is not a case where technology has advanced and older computers are being left behind. Nor is this a change necessitated by new features. Rather, VPS has added something solely for the company's own "benefit" that they knew would upset users, after we've already spent our money.
Yes, I can keep using my current Avenger. But only until I need to switch computers or reformat my drive, and then I guess I've lost my money. All because VPS went and unilaterally changed the terms on which they sold Avenger to me (i.e., the old copy protection scheme, which was perfectly fine and non-intrusive).
I would absolutely give up my license if VPS would give me my money back. But we all know that's not going to happen.
Equally certain is that I will never buy from VPS again. I recognize the futility of the gesture; I'm a grain of sand on the beach of VPS users. Still, it's absolutely infuriating.