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by delusional 1653 days ago
Just below:

> 14. What if I don’t renew on the subscription plan? Existing users can continue to use the version of IDA Pro/Decompiler he have purchased under the perpetual license model indefinitely. However, they will not be able to receive product updates and tech support after the 12-month support expires. No re-downloads of past versions will be provided, so make sure to keep all necessary backups.

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> No re-downloads of past versions will be provided

Far, far bigger films get away with nonsense like this. But IMHO it's a violation of the CJEU case UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle (paragraph 85).

That's a bit embarrassing, thanks for the correction.

It didn't occur to me that some FAQ items would modify others, so I stopped reading at #13.

> 10. What if I do not renew my subscription?

> 14. What if I don’t renew on the subscription plan?

Not sure how a contraction and the word "on the", "plan" make those separate questions...

I agree. It's confusingly written, you basically have to read the answer (or the previous question) to guess that it's about perpetual licenses.