There are a number of software packages that I have previously bought, however the new licensing for the current versions has become abhorrent.
For example.
At work we used Parallels Desktop for our Macs to run windows/Linux VM solutions, We bought a copy for $79 and away we went happy as a pig in mud. Parallels 11 however has reduced the feature set (RAM, No of cores etc) and we can now only have 5 copies before we have to get the "pro" version which is $84 a year.
(we no longer buy Parallels, they have lost all of our business)
Prosoft Data rescue, old version 3, no limits, version 4 for US$99 you can recover 5 drives only otherwise you need to get a $US299 annual subscription for the "professional" version.
(We have opted for File Salvage now, they have lost all of our business)
WTF ????
Why all of a sudden has software gone into price gouging mode ?