I have a license for Reaktor 5 but it does not appear in latest Native Access

Well, I do use car that is 20+ years old and it still gets support from manufacturer. I could buy new one, but serviceman tells me to keep this one as it will work without issues for years. So, car is not good example.

And guarantie is one thing and period of repairability another one.

You are right that old SW is old SW and it may be questionable to use it. But what about Absynth? It has been about two years since EOL. But still it may be usable for years....

And about usability. One of my customers uses 30 years' old Win application that has 35 years old codebase. And they will use it for 5, 10, 15 more.... There were some changes in the application, but more technical one, change in database structure, one more graph and so....

IMHO, if one has the licence, developer should not restrict him to use it on OS version it has been made for.

For example, I need to be able install Win XP and Visual Studio 6 to be able to compile the project I have mentioned.

You both still confuse “giving support” with “not deliberately blocking users”.

No one is asking for support. Nor to give users lifetime guarantee. If it works, ok, if it doesn’t work and they don’t give you support, still ok.

But deliberately blocking your access to something that still work, as I said, is completely on another ballpark.

Read the thread. The user couldn’t install his Reaktor 5 because NA2 hides it for “incompatibility with the OS”. And main reason for this is to “avoid support some tickets” (words from Hayo itself) and I would add what they will never say, to convince you to buy the new version. To just then discover by installing NA 1 that Reaktor 5 could be installed and it’s working on that OS.

And soon they will remove access to NA1…guess why? Cmon…we can philosophically discuss as much as you want, but what they are doing is more than clear…

If my refrigerator still works but the houses have different power plugs in the walls, but it’s enough to change my cable and I can still use my refrigerator, it’s my business and my choice if with the new cable the refrigerator can only go at 4 degrees and I chose to use it like this because for me it is ok. Or if I just want to use my refrigerator unplugged just as a wardrobe

If the company that sold me the refrigerator actively block me from changing my cable or from using it in other ways…then yes…I have something to say about it.

As I said, no one is expecting and requiring that NI supports even not supported OS versions. But I’m expecting they don’t use escamotages to prevent you from using what you paid for

And what do you suggest to support SW that has 35 years old codebase? And one may compile it in VS6, but not higher. And VS6 runs on WinXT, but not higher.....

OK, I could reprogram bits here and there. Probably introduce bugs to already prooven and stable code. And someone would have to pay for it. So, it is still VS6 running on WinXT. And I may authorise it even thought those are pretty outdated pieces of SW. They still have relevant use and will have till customer will use my SW or decides to pay get the codebase updated to more current compiler running on more current OS.

I even cannot do it for free. Customer has right to aprove any changes in codebase. And they do not want to risk problems. Program works, so please no change unless it is really needed....