

Subscriptions with multi-user access and maintenance plans will retire on and cannot be further renewed.Ĭall me stubborn, old minded or whatever.

Official source, from Autodesk forums website:

Is ACTUALLY Autodesk planning to deny perpetual license holders the right to renew it after May 7, 2021? "Depending on their license, they will be able to exchange it at no additional cost and will have visibility on the associated investments until 2028." After May 7, 2021, it will no longer be possible to renew its maintenance plan." The others have until to make this change. Some 75% of Autodesk users have already transitioned to this new model. It's about choosing the right tool for the right person, ”said Carl White, vice president of Sales Model and Pricing at Autodesk. “This is a bit of what the big software companies, like Microsoft and Adobe, are already doing. They will be able to benefit in particular from a new device which works with a login and a password (and no longer a serial number), allowing personalized access to its subscriber area and to a table of use of the solutions.

2020 begins the final straight line of transition to subscription for customers who have remained on maintenance plans or benefit from multi-user licenses. "For three years, Autodesk has implemented a subscription system that replaces the perpetual license (individual or network).
