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> If you take away a product you've allowed someone to "buy", then you've broken your end of the bargain.

Obviously doing it for no valid reason is a breach of contract, but I'm sure the legalese is pretty thick. No one "buys" anything obviously and the license agreement will clearly say you forfeit your license if you cheat. And here I'm pretty sure the legalese would say "Whether or not you actually cheated is up to us to decide so we define it as when our tools say you did".

So basically: you have a license, and that license is valid until their tools say it isn't.

Now, will such a license agreement hold up if tested legally? Maybe not. But it's likely what I clicked "Accept" on.



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