Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

October 2012.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

y i loved that it was free - do yu want to know what this does it causes people to either keep using the free one (security flaws) or to torrent it so in actual fact its the companies causing illegal downloads

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting FractalFragger, reply 2

y i loved that it was free - do yu want to know what this does it causes people to either keep using the free one (security flaws) or to torrent it so in actual fact its the companies causing illegal downloads
End of FractalFragger's quote

It also converts many people to purchase the newer, better version and provides them with support.

More so, it allows Stardock to invest the profit in development and support.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

What security flaws?

If you were happy with v1 then stick with version 1.  If you want what is offered in v2 then you will have to pay for it.

We take a very dim view of piracy around here.  Stardock develop applications to pay the people who work on them.  Giving it away for free does not achieve this and so the software would simply not be developed in the first place.