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Re:Qt 6.0 by Forge36 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @10:10AM (#25346140)
I wonder if "cost lock-in" for 6.0 would make sense in this case? 7.0 is a new version with a new price? (or 6.1?)

This allows price increases with major changes.

"Free support for life" isn't sustainable, and striking the balance here is hard.

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Re:Qt 6.0 by macjohnmcc on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @10:43AM (#25346686)
Change for support. If I am happy with the version I have and don't need support I gain nothing in a subscription model based licensing.
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Re:Qt 6.0 by Nullabillity on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @10:53AM (#25346862)
If they had anything valuable with actual recurring costs then they wouldn't be this desperate to force you into their subscription model.
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Re:Qt 6.0 by tomc1985 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @02:54PM (#25350471)
> "Free support for life" isn't sustainable, and striking the balance here is hard.

Image-Line (makers of FLStudio) have been pulling it off for a couple of decades now...

"Celebrating Lifetime Free Updates for over 20 years" -- right on their front page

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