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No, you will not automatically be opted into the new automatically billed model. However, when you choose to ‘renew’ or ‘extend’ your Object Desktop Subscription, automatic billing will be the only option available.
As noted above, while your billing changes to automatic for a Classic Object Desktop Subscription, the characteristics of the subscription type does not.
If my Object Desktop subscription should lapse, will the products included in it continue to function?
For the ‘Classic’ ‘Classic Object Desktop subscription' product, if the subscription lapses, the included software will continue to function at the versions that were available when the subscription lapsed.
For example, if you have Fences 4 installed via a Classic Object Desktop subscription on December 2023, your Classic Object Desktop Subscription lapses in January 2024, your installation of Fences 4 will continue to function forever.
Any NEW (non-Classic) Object Desktop Subscription purchase purchased after May 2023 will see the software cease to function if the subscription is allowed to lapse. ‘New’ in this example means it has never been on the account prior, that it is a brand NEW license, not a ‘Renewed’ Classic license.
If my “Classic Object Desktop Subscription” lapses, do I still have access to the installers via my Stardock account?
No. Stardock will not make available installers for the versions that were active when your Classic Object Desktop Subscription lapsed. It is the responsibility of the client to keep copies of the installers for any product that was available when their subscription was current.
This point is moot for non Classic Object Desktop subscriptions as the products will not activate if that type of subscription has lapsed.
What do ‘Renew’, ‘Extend’, and ‘Subscription’ mean on my account page for Object Desktop?
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As of June 2023, when either Renew or Extend is utilized, the billing will be changed from manual to automatic. After automatic payments are set up, those buttons will be replaced with a ‘Subscription’ one where clients can manage it.
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If I ‘Renew’ any type of Object Desktop Subscription (Classic or new), will I have access to all of the current versions of the software advertised in the Object Desktop suite?
Yes.
If I were to purchase an OD subscription at the upgrade price of (say) $29.99, what would it cost me to renew my subscription after one year?
It renews at the price it was sold. Thus, if you renewed at $29.99, it would stay that way. Include Page
Can I Renew any type of Object Desktop subscription and immediately disable the auto-billing of it.
Yes. Please see: Managing Stardock Subscriptions
If I ‘Renew’, my Object Desktop subscription, and subsequently disable the auto-billing, will I lose any access to any software included in any type of Object Desktop subscription?
No. Turning off auto-billing just disables automatic payments for keeping the subscription current.
If my OD subscription has lapsed, and I renew it, will I be issued a new OD key?
No. Your initial Object Desktop key will again be active and what is used for activating the products in the Object Desktop suite.
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