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by alex_suzuki 1042 days ago
Good points.

If the app is coming out of the cache, IIRC it does not count as a page load and typically the SDK is initialized at page load (where the license check happens). Scanning a barcode doesn't require an HTTP request, just the initialization of library.

But I agree that requiring internet access at some point is a turn-off for lots of people.