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Originally Posted by pgflmac
I think there has to be a better way to do this than leave a something behind on my Mac FOREVER. Why not just have people register and track the trial that way. The license key could have a built in expiration date.
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Because then people could simply reset the date on their computer whenever they wanted to use the program, long after their right to do so had lapsed.
When you produce some valuable intellectual property, you can protect it in a manner of your own choosing. In my opinion, Omni's scheme is one of the most user-friendly licensing enforcement schemes I've encountered in the last 35 years.