Actually, I think it's rather fair ... I use software professionally that makes you jump through MORE hoops and costs over $1500 - EQ fits a niche like no other and is cheap. So having a small limitation on activations is a small price to pay, IMHO. But then, perhaps I'm a bit on the spoiled side. I've never found an application that functions like the pro software I use (Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign, etc) as well, and as cheaply, as EQ does.
From what I've heard (I did quite a bit of research before I bought EQ) QP has the same activation practices as EQ - they're just not as open and straightforward about it. I also tested QP and it just wasn't as robust as EQ.
And FWIW, if you need to reactivate due to a crash (not including a crash because you updated from one OS to another) they take that into consideration and will often give you a "free" extra activation. They're human. And they're nice.
HTH! Connie :)
> >I recently purchased EQ6 for my wife and am furious to learn of their
> > > licensing practices.
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> > > At the end of the post I will include links to blogs and posts by
> > > other users discussing EQ6's licensing.
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> > > My blog explains it all:
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> > > I chose EQ6 because of how highly it was recommended on the net.
> > > After learning of their licensing practice I decided to return it. > > >
> > > EQ forces EQ6 users to pay a $40 surcharge if they format and
> > > reinstall more than 4 times. They try to make themselves look good by
> > > claiming that most software companies only allow installation on one
> > > PC while they allow installations on four.
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> > > What they do not explain is that this is comparing apples and
> > > oranges. Most software companies, even Microsoft itself, allow users
> > > to reformat their hard drive and reinstall programs on the same
> > > computer as many times as they wish. In fact, I have been looking for
> > > a company other than EQ that doesn't allow this! It is true that most
> > > companies permit their software to run on only one PC at a time but
> > > that is a different issue.
> > >
> > > I don't want to run 4 copies of the software, I want to be able to
> > > reformat and reinstall when I please!
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> > > Consider Janis's experience (see the blog entry link at the end of
> > > this post). Her laptop is running slow; it is "bogged down." Many
> > > computer users have experienced this- many of us reformat at this
> > > point. If you are running EQ6, well, you are going to have to start
> > > coughing up $40 after the 4th time this happens. This is extortion! > > >
> > > My goal isn't to get users to stop using EQ's software. My goal is to
> > > get EQ users to tell EQ to stop licensing their software this way.
> > > Software pirates will end up pirating EQ's software sooner or later
> > > just for fun. EQ is punishing its honest users.
> > >
> > > There are countless other ways to license software and the developers
> > > at EQ are certainly aware of them. If you are an EQ user please
> > > encourage them to find a new method. If you are not an EQ user, I
> > > suggest either buying EQ5 or Quilt-Pro. Sooner or later you might
> > > just find yourself in the same position Janis was in, with Ann from EQ
> > > emailing you telling you how exceptionally generous they were to have
> > > already given you what they have and extorting $40 from your wallet. > > >
> > > Here is Janis's blog entry. I found it when looking for other user's
> > > experiences with EQ6:
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