In reply to Brian Ruter.

Yes, I thought we purchased Finale and their many expensive updates to “own” them. We did not agree to rent or to lease Finale. This is like buying a car and being told later that it will no longer run after a certain date, and all dealerships will close and there will be no parts or service available. The rich boy at Microsoft does the same thing with their office products. They are determined to shove the rented Office 365 down our throats. If you don’t pay up every month or year, whichever the case, you won’t be able to use it. You probably won’t be able to open any stored office files either. Apple has their own effective “planned obsolescence” program. The stuff might blow up, not hold a charge, or upgrades and newer software is incompatible with their devices. At least some of us don’t have to worry a lot about these greedy tactics, since our lives don’t depend on their stuff. And so I goes—This is the world we live and work in. “Greed prevail; the right shall fail.” 🥲