The option of purchasing a perpetual license was noticeable by its absence on SM's website. I find this troubling.
Over the decades I've been using computers, I've noticed quite a few software companies that have adopted the attitude that, if [insert name of megacorp software company here] can do it, we, [insert name of minor, since deceased software company here], can do it, too. This seldom ends well. (Of course, most things seldom end well, but let's stay focused.
Given that Softmaker's primary competitor is not Microsoft Office, but are, apparently, Google Office, LibreOffice, and Microsoft Office Basic -- all of which are free (except for two, which have a privacy cost), is SM quite sure that poking the sleeping bear (it's customer base) is a good idea?
