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Pro Tools reinstatements
It seems that Avid is offering for this month only Pro Tools reinstatements for those with expired perpetual licenses--$249 for regular Pro Tools and and $499 for Ultimate. You can get it from Avid here: https://www.avid.com/special-offers/...nt-2021-pt-sib. But it looks like third party sellers have them as well; for example: https://www.rspeaudio.com/Pro-Tools-...nts-s/2569.htm.
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Re: Pro Tools reinstatements
This is a very bad sign. Guess they're losing ground fast.
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Huh? Damned if you do, damned if you don't...
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I don't think Avid is losing ground, subscriptions were way up from people being home during COVID-19. Will it last? We'll see.
What's a bit humiliating is the rest of us pay to keep up our licenses/subscriptions yearly and then AVID offers reinstatements to those for only a small penalty. On the one hand, I'm happy for them. On the other, what do I get for being a loyal "perp" (my own jargon for perpetual license holder). I mean, I'm not even invited to be part of the inner circle right? I would love it if Rosica or his product mangers would address the fine people in the DUC who have a lot of really great ideas. Fat chance of that happening.
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Huh.
Reinstatements gone. Forever. Subscribe by stealth and keep paying the "support" charge to "protect" your investment. But reinstatements are back! But not for long. Then they'll be gone, forever again. Let's face it, we're all in an abusive relationship with Avid. Or maybe they're the Mob. I can't quite decide which it is. Can it be both?
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You got it! Their marketing is hilarious. How to set up as many people as you can...
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If you get current now, you can renew as many times as you want so long as your support plan is active (or on grace period but please do not try your luck, renewal time is not extended from the time of purchase but from the time of previous expiration).
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Re: Pro Tools reinstatements
Please note:
Do not register/redeem your Reinstatement with Avid until you are ready to use it. Previous Reinstatements bought from Avid were automatically registered and redeemed when added to one’s Avid account, which started the Software Updates and Support Plan immediately. If you’re buying a Reinstatement to use at a later date, please consider buying it from a Reseller, who will provide you with a code, which you can register and redeem in the future, when the time’s right for you. https://www.avid.com/find-a-reseller Explanation: https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/ar...nstatement-faq Q: If I purchase a reinstatement and do not immediately redeem it, will it expire? A: No. When you purchase a reinstatement from a reseller the code does not expire and you are able to use it at a future time. (Important to note that the clock on your Software Updates and Support Plan starts when you redeem the code in my.avid.com/products/redemption.) Avid will continue to honor reinstatement redemptions after we discontinue selling them.
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Re: Pro Tools reinstatements
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I let my perpetual plan lapse as of 2020.5. I'm tempted to buy this reinstatement (from a retailer I suppose) and just activate it later if (?) & when (?) AVID releases a useful version upgrade. Feels odd to buy under that premise... I think AVID has an unnecessarily convoluted licensing policy. Plus it's still pricey. Make it $100/year and I'd call it fair. (Fact: Studio One Pro can be updated anytime from any previous version for $149 & no subscription nonsense. No drama.)
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Avid marketing is in a no-win situation, but I still like it more than Adobe's where they moved to subscription-only which made them lose me as a customer. So now they (Avid) need to balance between subscription customers and support plan customers.
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