DonRay

The language I quoted from the October 2012 FAQ was in place and in effect at the time I purchased the software, along with the leberal Activation Policy. It did not instruct that a 2nd license was required. That's how it's operated for two years. The December 2012 language you cite is different. Until now, I've not had a problem running Start8 according to the terms Stardock had in place when I purchased the software. I'd not been made aware of a

That's what I read in October 2012 when I purchased the Start8 software. That was on Stardock's website in FAQs under Support. You can revisit the Stardock website throughout its history and read that article by visiting the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Now how about an apology?

In other words I can install and activate Start8 on all my computers...I use one computer at a time.

Can I install my copy on more than one machine? Posted by - NA - on 10 October 2005 12:56 PM </sp

It's not handling it correctly. Unless you have a date stamp on each of my activations and can therefore purge activations prior to, say January, then I need all my activations purged and then I can activate on my present machines. You said, "I should also say that having more than 5 personal computers as you seem to have would be extremely unusual and would trigger pretty much any companies anti piracy systems." You don't have to say that. Having 5 co

What you haven't considered is that I don't have more than 5 PCs but since 2012 have activated Start8 on PCs and/or virtual machines that are no longer available. How do I deactivate those?

Microsoft doesn't tell you, as Stardock did, that you may install the product on all your PCs (not 5, not 2, all your PCs). Obviously $5 is not the point -- it's being lied to.

I agree with GrowelTigers. When I purchased Object Desktop Subscription (includes Start 8, Decor8, etc.) it was a very noteworthy selling point (in the FAQs as I recall)that it permitted installation and activation on all my computers. For Stardock to alter this policy without warning is a low blow. It's also stretches credulity that Stardock wanted the more restrictive policy to start with but couldn't "due to the inability to