![]() I have several licenses for 2018 personally, and was considering moving them to 2021. Their stated goal of keeping everyone up to date will have the opposite effect. but would not sign up for a subscription. ![]() The best part of this is that their approach will leave tons of people on the last available perpetual version. To be fair, this is an industry wide problem, not just an Acronis one. ![]() Anyone who has used Acronis software when a new version is released will tell you how buggy it is at first, even in their business-oriented offerings. ![]() Backup software should be stable and only ever change when absolutely needed. I also do not want continuous and frequent updates. All of these extra "features" are a nuisance to me, not a benefit. I do not want any "active protection" or "anti-malware" or "cloud integration" type features. I will pay once, and once again when there's a significant update for performance, useful features, or compatibility. I will not pay a subscription for basic functionality that has remained unchanged for years and years. "We are moving away from offering perpetual licenses for products like Acronis True Image." I have enjoyed using Acronis products for the past three years. Some of us are retired on fixed incomes and $49 a year is more than we can afford. I am disappointed to see this change and I hope Acronis gives consideration to us home users for a more affordable option. Now, will Acronis continue to support those of us who continue using perpetual licenses? Will we still have access to the tools available on the web site to create "Rescue Media"? Will active protection still work? If I see worthy improvements such as those in ATI 2020 which added the ability to make incremental backups to a drive image, then I would purchase the new version of ATI. Also, I am not concerned about ransomware or malware on my home computers because I do make frequent backups. My only concern is making good backups on a regular basis. I, as a home user, really have no need of an annual subscription which I cannot afford. I understand the reasoning for going to a subscription only model. I have ATI 2019 on one of my computers and ATI 2020 on my main desktop computer. I am sorry to read that Acronis is moving away from the perpetual licenses. ![]()
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