#software-licensing

#software-licensing

Buying second hand software safely online means choosing genuine licences at competitive prices from certified resellers. The primary way to purchase original software is the official websites of individual publishers, such as Microsoft and Adobe. However, the market for second hand software licences should not be overlooked, as it offers a way to obtain legitimate products at a lower cost.

The Virtual OS Museum is an epic collection of historically significant operating systems, representing more than 600 OSes across upwards of 250 platforms. It's all local, so you'll need a good few gigs of space. The Virtual OS Museum is a giant mixtape for enthusiasts of the history of OS evolution. As an indication of its breadth of coverage, it reaches all the way back to the Manchester Baby - from 1948. Multics, the Xerox Alto, NeXTstep, PowerPC Mac OS X, early versions of Windows NT and Android, and more.

Today we announced that the price of a Lifetime Plex Pass will increase on July 1, 2026. To learn more about this change, including what's on the Plex roadmap in the future, visit our blog post here: https://t.co/fOxFQ0l1yD - Plex (@plex) May 19, 2026

“there is no other medium in which a product can be marketed and sold to a consumer and then ripped away without notice... As live service games rise in popularity for game developers and gamers alike, end-of-life procedures are essential tools to ensure prolonged access to the games consumers pay to enjoy.”

DeepDelver recognized that Pathways looked a lot like Sim.ai's open-source agent-building product called SimStudio and asked Delve if it was based on SimStudio. The Delve folks said they built it themselves, the whistleblower contends.

In the year ahead, your relationship with your software vendors may change radically, perhaps even a greater shift than the switch from disks to Software as a Service. You may start paying only for the actual results the software delivers, versus simply paying a monthly charge that you pay even if the application sits on a shelf.Also: 6 essential rules for unleashing AI on your software development process - and the No. 1 risk

The perpetual licensing model, where you would pay a one time fee for the software and own that version forever, has been rapidly declining. The dominant model today is where the customer pays a recurring fee. This could be per user or per tier for a given term.

Microsoft's tussle with UK-based reseller ValueLicensing over the sale of secondhand licenses returns to the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal this week, with the Windows behemoth now claiming that selling pre-owned Office and Windows software is unlawful. ValueLicensing's representatives say this week's trial - due to start tomorrow - will "address whether the entire pre-owned license market was lawful - with Microsoft arguing that it was not lawful to resell pre-owned Office and Windows software at all."

Nearly 80% of ITAM and SAM professionals are moving away from Oracle Java, driven by rising costs and frustration over the company's shift to employee-based pricing.

Microsoft Office Professional 2021 is available for a one-time purchase of $39.97, offering a suite of essential productivity tools without the recurring fees.