Oh nice, so all software from iterate.ch is apparently a rug pull now because they decided to change the business model, screwing me as their existing customer.

Exhibit A.
I purchased Cyberduck from the App Store originally, but I quickly learned that the version is limited and switched to the side loaded version, activating it with an App Store receipt. One day this option was just removed with no explanation. Fine. I'll just buy another license.

Exhibit B
I also had Mountain Duck acquired from the App Store, I kept using it. Today I launched it, only to witness money extortion, with no way to use the software I bought!

In GitHub Discussions they said that they were changing the model from perpetual to major updates, and that they can't force existing App Store customers to migrate to the new model. If I want to, uh, use the license *I already paid for*, I must go ask support for a license key and download the old version manually.

How about I ditch your rug pull of a company instead? I understand your decision to change the model, maybe it wasn't sustainable, whatever, but this is not the way to do it.

If anyone ever seeks for an opinion on the software from this company, I will have to make them aware that they consider such treatment to be OK.

They could have left the original app alone without nudging me to go through their support, they could have automated the app store receipt exchange, they could have allowed me to grandfather my license in for the future versions if their expenses allow that. Unfortunately, they did none of that.