I like Jetbrains licensing. Essentially you pay for updates and once you stop paying you’re locked in at that specific version, but you can use it indefinitely.
App wise would this lock features since developers would have no means of shipping X versions of an app
I wonder , once the EU opens up the App Store will devs have to deal with cracked apps. Probably the full end of offline apps
Are non-paying customers no longer eligible for support?
The last paragraph is brilliant foresight. I guess apps will need to move towards the AAA gaming market where Internet connection is required to verify license, plus a bunch amazing anti-cheat/-hack stuff. Assuming EU does crack open the app stores (pun intended), it sounds like a great small business to offer some libraries that mobile app devs can use for these new needs.