I just lost my perpetual license today after  getting a new computer built. It's a long story, but the bottom line is I did not understand the ins and outs of the activation codes.

I'm quite sad about it. Autodesk could have done things a lot differently, but instead, they chose a money grab. I have other old software that works. They give you this lame excuse that it's a security risk. That would imply that t hey are helping us out. The real issue is that they made a product that works really well, like how older appliances worked and how older car were made of metal.

Now they have cheap products that we have to pay a premium for. The difference between Autocad 2022 and 2023 are negligible. Well, you won this AutoCAD. You know how to get our money. Well played.