軟體公司的黑暗辭典
buy (v.) 買
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To temporarily rent a digital license until the company decides to revoke it
暫時租用一個數位授權，直到公司決定收回為止 -
To exchange money for the privilege of being controlled by a software company
通過付錢，來換取被軟體公司控制的特權
perpetual (adj.) 永久
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Usable as long as the company exists and is in a good mood
只要公司還存在並且心情良好就可以使用 -
A time period slightly longer than "temporary"
比「臨時」稍微長一點的時間區間
例句
"I just bought a perpetual license for Finale for $600. Hope it lasts until next year!"
「我剛剛花了 600 美金買了 Finale 的永久授權，希望它到明年還能用！」
"Congratulations on buying our perpetual license for Reason! You now have the right to use our software perpetually, as long as you maintain a constant internet connection and we don't decide to discontinue support for your version."
「恭喜您購買了 Reason 的永久授權！您現在擁有永久使用我們軟體的權利，只要您的網路不斷掉的話⋯⋯直到我們決定停止支援您的版本為止。」
（我很愛用的編曲軟體 Reason，竟然也跟 Finale 來同一招，把舊版本的離線啟用功能關掉！我對這些軟體公司真的失去信任了。）
