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Well said!

Sad to read. Fight back is all that comes to mind. Make it impossible to hack.

As someone who has purchased both the subscription and purchased a lifetime license, I believe and what these people do.
I love the product and look forward to enjoying the benefits for years to come.

In my view, you would have been better off NOT advertising the pirate versions. Now, everyone knows they are available.

You should be financially rewarded for your efforts for sure. At the same time, some people genuinely can't afford it (particularly after the Government's outrageous COVID response). Would the people who can't afford it buy your product if you block access to your 14-day trial? I don't think so... and it may stop a lot of potential buyers from purchasing. Had you not offered the free trial... I probably wouldn't have been a customer.

I bought your software... but I can't afford to upgrade. I am having a hard enough time getting my teeth fixed. I don't know how much you're making... but it's probably a sh*tload more than me.

Total Agreement. Crossover is far better than WINE itself (which is in it self free). Crossover is worth every penny and it's not that much. When I needed it I paid for it and would gladly pay again. I am currently running WIN 11 in Parallels on a Mac mini and I have only one WIN program. BlueBeam, otherwise I have switched to MAC. Use to run Quicken for Windows on Crossover because the then MAC version was terrible.

I used CrossOver for years to to enable me to operate Quicken on my Mac. CrossOver is a great product and was a perfect solution for me until I stopped using Quicken for Windows. I paid for it the entire time I used it.
I don' know if I got your email because you may think I am continuing to use your product with out paying after I allowed my subscription to lapse, but I assure you I am not. Should I have a future need for CrossOver I will subscribe again and gladly pay for the service you provide.

While I agree that pirating software is wrong and having a son who is a programmer, I could resent receiving this email as it was sent because it seems to imply that I use a pirate version of CrossOver. I bought one version when using a Mac and never updated it.

Hey folks,

Thanks so much for the support! Just to clarify, we send emails for all of our blog posts, including this one :) The email was not accusatory in any way.

Best,
Meredith

As a retired tech professional of over 40 years, I fully understand the underlying energy of this post. We all have bills to pay and have the right to reap the rewards of our hard labor. It is frustrating and demoralizing when we see our hard work and the literal bread from our table being stolen.
Having said that, I wish to point out that the current year is 2023. The arguments over piracy of digital properties are as numerous and aged as the web and its sites. Yes, we know people pirate software and media. I think a mass-emailing with such a juvenile subject line is not only unprofessional, but it is tone-deaf and disrespectful. It is certainly not the sort of thing I want to see in my Inbox. Please note, I understand that the message was not particularly addressed to me. I've purchased Crossover multiple times and found it very useful for certain applications. I respect the hard work the goes into such a product and I am happy it exists to solve the issues of so many users worldwide. But coming out swinging at everyone who uses your product is a tad perplexing. First, the fact you even HAVE those email addresses to spam means the addressee probably has bought and registered your program or has, at least, tried doing it the right way. Regardless, such a subject line is more in line with phishing emails than those from a respectable company. I am willing to wager that, in almost every case, anyone who is pirating your software is doing it because they don't have the funds to legally purchase it. These people know they are stealing your software. I don't think you are going to convince anyone to repent using email tactics like these (quite the contrary). A wise person said, "People will begrudgingly obey you out of fear, but they will gladly die for you out of love." Poop emojis don't change hearts. Finger wagging doesn't make customers. Perhaps a more nuanced approach would reap more benefits? For example, I've seen many independent software vendors show images of themselves and their children/family stating, "Your support helps me support those I love." I've also seen web links to encourage contributions. Some scale down their software to specific purposes (like, it only works with one app) which allows the vendor to reduce the price. Some offer discounts to students, retired, military, unemployed, etc. Sure, showing photos of your child and puppy is a tactic that could be construed as manipulative, but it is no less emotionally manipulative than rubbing everyone's virtual nose in the poop emoji ("BAD PIRATE!") They already know they're bad. Some actually relish being bad while some genuinely DO feel bad over pirating software. I would also put money on the fact that the largest pirates of your software are in overseas markets where the idea of intellectual property rights are not held. In my military days, one could go to the shopping mall in a certain Middle Eastern country (that shall not be named) and see endless openly-pirated software offered for sale for pennies on the dollar. There is no end of stories online about certain Asian countries using pirated software to actually run their businesses (that actually make profits doing so).

Behaviors change when properly motivated. According to the "Harvard Political Review", the recidivism rate in the US is over 50%. That means the imprisonment of someone stealing a $2000 laptop costs the taxpayers in my state of New York over $100,000 per year. So, a three year incarceration for a $2000 laptop costs the taxpayers on the federal and/or state level over $300,000. The point for you to take away with this silly example is that incarceration, statistically, does absolutely NOTHING to dissuade the majority of the punished from going right back at it again (in fact, it may make some more likely to do it again). Even hard time doesn't change hearts easily and only ends up costing the victims more money in addition to their losses from the crime. How much moral transformation will a poop emoji instigate?

I want you to be successful and I want Crossover to be successful. You have the right to do whatever you want with your product (including setting honey traps, stop offering free trials, etc.). I simply don't think such tactics will move you down the road to your desired destination or move hearts in the typical American software pirate. The most likely change instigated from this mass emailing will be in the perception of your company by paying customers who received it and move that perception toward the perplexed and the negative. My two (unsolicited) cents.

I honestly wish you and CodeWeavers nothing but the best...

Perhaps you could have something as part of your support model that would help encourage people to pay for your products.

Perhaps updates for those with license keys only. Frequent updates perhaps. Your typical patches, maintenance releases, and product lifecycle stuff where people would not want to go without a license, without updates, without support, without newsletters and tutorials.

Or you can call people who steal or don't buy poop.

I looked and struggled a while to figure out which kind of virtualization would meet my needs best. I went with Oracle's VirtualBox for a bit. In the 1990s, I used VMware as the founder was my operating systems professor at Stanford. Then I tried Parallels, and it was great, but I went back to VMware and then to Virtualbox when it came out as I worked for Oracle for a few years. I played with Vagrant which served as a front end to VirtualBox, and then someone wrote about an awesome new thing called "Docker". And then there was Multipass. And Proxmox. And lsd. And others.

For my mac pro, I fell in love with Parallels again and was happily using it until a week or two when it went funky and stopped showing the windows for my VMs. Right now, I'd just like to have my Parallels back. After all, I did pay for it. And for Windows 10 and 11. And Linux versions were free.

Perhaps it would help to give away the software and sell an optional support license or a premium version with greater capabilities.

This might be the most tone-deaf and insulting email I've ever gotten from a company's marketing. Keep in mind the subject line literally accuses every person on the mailiing list of pirating CrossOver. I've worked in software development for over 35 years, often closely with our marketing department, including 2 startups.

This post is bad, however the use of it as a marketing email is outright incompetent. I've requested removal from the mailing list, and will go out of my way to make sure PortJump or CrossOver not considered in future projects I participate in. This blog post makes an easy and public way to point out how unprofessional this mailing was.

As someone who has a license for Crossover (and enjoy using it) I have also developed software of my own.
My take is that those who do not pay will never pay but they do become marketing for the developer to those who might pay.
I am not sure you can come up with a most effective formula.
I think you have the product and pricing just right.
All the best for your future
Keith

As a paid user of Crossover I am very satisfied, and believe it to be very good value. Since I use it for an unlisted application (knowing the limitations) I would not have bought it without a trial edition to test on.
Thank you to the team for all your hard work in making a great application.

This is really odd sending this to your mailing list who I’d think are the people paying for CrossOver. I use it on my Mac for one Windows program and am happy to pay for the annual upgrades not to have to keep a PC at our business for that one program.

Hello. Just read your mail.
I think I never received something more childish than this message.
I didn't subscribe to your newsletter to receive free insinuations of being a pirate. I'm really upset for this.

That said, there exists two kinds of pirates:
1) those who pirate everything, because they will never pay for software
2) those who pirate things because they can't afford (or don't value) the product as much as you priced, due to many reasons, including - I think most of the times - the fact that they will have a very limited use of the software and they can't find a legal way to obtain it.

For the pirate of point 1) you can't do nothing, except fighting them. But for the pirate number 2), you should work with your marketing team to find a way to allow them to pay for your software.

Me, personally, I never used it after the trial - and I don't want to pirate it - because IT SIMPLY COSTS TOO MUCH for my limited needs. So I hope, that if there's a lesson to learn from this incident, is that you will finally understand what's causing the piracy.

My two cents on this: start selling a 19.99 dollar version for use with 2-3 Win software so that occasional users could stay legal.

Otherwise, please, at least don't attack users... otherwise you deserve that piracy.

Boa noite,
É de lamentar o chegar a este ponto, visto que não se pode afirmar que seja um preço muito alto para a utilidade que têm, além disso sendo baseado numa filosofia open source considero muito vergonhoso ainda assim piratearem o software e fazer com que todos sejam prejudicados por tal acto. Actualmente não estou em situação de poder contribuir para o desenvolvimento e actualização do programa, no entanto também se deve ao facto de não estar a usar nenhuma distribuição Linux, situação esta que espero alterar daqui a seis meses e nessa altura sim tudo farei para pagar o máximo que conseguir para que possam continuar o excelente trabalho realizado até à presente data e no futuro. Por fim peço a quem tenha conhecimento ou apanhe em falagrante alguém que de alguma forma esteja a piratear, alterar ou usar indevidamente o CrossOver, tome medidas de modo impedir a continuação de tal acto.

PS.- Se querem ter gratuitamente experimentem contribuir para desenvolver e aumentar o potencial do programa ou criar vocês mesmo uma aplicação que satisfaça os requisitos que usam, porque se têm conhecimentos para piratear devem ter também para criar ou colaborar na continuação e actualização do software CrossOver.

Nada mais a dizer, atenciosamente,
António Paulo

Let me just start out with a question. What in your right minds makes you think that this type of email/post is anywhere close to appropriate to be sending a customer, prospect, or potential client. I myself previously used your product and have recommended it to so many companies that I have worked with over the course of my IT career in the broadcasting industry, and to see something like this in my inbox is out right uncalled for. There are plenty of other ways to discuss pirating without accusing all of your end users. Let's not mention the lack of professionalism that was put into writing this email. Using emojis, especially "poop" emojis is for one, childish, and not business like. You can expect me to cease all ties with CodeWeavers, and to reference this email anytime the topic of CrossOver or any other product made by the developers. No user should have to see an email like this in there inbox. I have unsubscribed from your emails. Please do not solicit my inbox with any further junk mail of yours for any reason.

Greetings,

I fully understand the feeling and Tener of this email. I have developed software with companies in the past. It is frustrating to see that people are unwilling to pay for hard work. They fail to realize that piracy does have an effect on the cost of development Ranging anywhere from quality, ease of use, and let’s be frank, DRM.

The thing that is especially sad about people who pirate crossover is the fact that there is another path that this company code weavers graciously gives people who do not want to pay for or can’t afford to pay for this said software.
This avenue is the “better tester” program. I find this program to be genius. For example, I am myself like many people are on a tight budget. While I would prefer to directly pay for the software, that is not a feasible option for me. (I have a lot of medical issues/expenses).so the better tester program is perfect for someone like me. If you comply with the rules of said program, you can use crossover as you see, fit this effectively grants you the product for the cost of your labor rather than the cost of your wallet. I think that more software programs should utilize a program like this.

Now the fact of the matter is; people are going to pirate, software, weather, you, the user, developer, beta, tester, etc. like it or not. One thing codeweavers could do. Is have a piracy wall of shame. If an individual is caught, using a pirated version of the product; which I’m pretty sure there is someway to identify a pirated copy of code weavers on someone’s computer; that person should have to enter their username or email address into a form, and it would get posted to the piracy wall of shame. If someone is using the same username, you could add a tally next to that username or email address, also redact some sections. Of the email to maintain privacy Once this information is entered, then on the main screen of the crossover interface, there should be a pirated watermark in any design that code weavers sees fit. Also, go through all of the legal channels that are available via the DMCA. That’s my two
Cents.

I feel embarrassed for you. Every company deals with this. What makes you special snowflakes that should be completely immune to it?

Plus no one that is pirtating your app is going to be on this list! I used to buy it , it was to expensive so I switched to wine and emulators, why do I and the other subscribers have to listen to this nonsense?

People that support this post are just part of your echo chamber and you've annoyed everyone else. So Cringe

First--
Kudos to whoever came up with the picture of Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf holding a doggie bag of poo! It is hilarious!

Second-- anti-Piracy Strategies.
1) The Way of Amnesty. Perhaps you could, on an irregular basis, declare amnesty for pirate users, with some conditions:
Pirate users of Crossover can email you and apologize for using the software without paying. They also have to tell their story-- Why did they do it? Where did they get the pirated copy, or the directions on how to illegally extend their trial copy? For the limited time of the amnesty, say 2 or 3 weeks, If they apologize and tell their story, they get a ground-level, legal license for CrossOver. CodeWeavers gets information on how the software is being stolen.
HOWEVER-- CodeWeavers gets to choose one repentant pirate (RP) who will get the lifetime CrossOver license. This is likely to be a RP that provides information that allows CodeWeavers to successfully prosecute a pirating firm, recover damages and/or close them down.
This sort of offer has way better odds of winning than any lottery. I suspect pirates will swarm out of the woodwork on this one.

2) The Way of Charity: You are skillful, honoured and generous programmers, one and all. I mean that! A single program licence (for example) for Mindjet MindManager would cost me $239.00 per year, or $475.00 for a one-time purchase. Need I go over the various eternal software rental schemes of Microsoft? Yet CodeWeavers offers its products at extremely affordable prices.
You folks are ALREADY a Charity, so you might as well open an affiliated registered charity that can give your products to people that desperately need them.
If someone has a desperate need for CrossOver, let it be known that they can tell their story and , on approval, receive one of a limited number of entry-level licences each year.
Hang out a shingle, and offer to supply software free for needy causes-- And as a registered charity you can solicit tax-deductible funding to provide that software and perhaps even instruction sessions. You may even find yourself blogging about the people you have helped through this charity.
It's not a certainty, but I have a feeling that if CodeWeavers becomes known for the unusually kind, generous and giving company that (in fact) it already is, people will be ashamed to pirate your software. It would be like stealing from Mother Theresa!

3) The Way of the Good Story.
On an irregular basis, offer a free licence for CrossOver if someone sends you a good enough story for why they want or need one. The story does not have to be true-- Just a really good story, and CodeWeavers gets to choose the story that wins.

All of the above can be used as advertising and positive publicity--

Here's an example that has nothing to do with CrossOver, but it's the sort of thing I have in mind:

On the first fine Spring day of the year, I woke up after a good night's sleep with sun streaming through the window and singing birds. And all the better, it was a Sunday and I was off work!
I decided to go for a ride in the country. I rolled down the top of the car, put on my sunglasses, and took off. The road was deserted, the wind was in my hair. Everything was perfect-- And frankly I got a bit carried away with my speed. It was only when I saw the flashing lights in my rear-view mirror that I realized I was driving 160 KPH in a 90 zone!
The cop who pulled me over was an older gentleman, and he looked tired. After checking my license and handing it back, he looked over the top of his sunglasses, sighed and said, "It's been a long night and I am at the end of my shift. I really don't feel like writing up this ticket, and your driving record is clean. So if you can give me a good reason why you were driving 160 in a 90 zone, I might just forget about it."

"Well," I told him, "I was married for many years to a policewoman. Happily married, so I thought, until she ran off with a fellow officer. My wife has been gone for two months-- And when I saw your lights behind me, I drove that fast because I was sure that you were bringing her back!"

I feel the same way, why are they sending me this email making me feel like they are accusing me of not paying when I pay and do some beta testing. Very rude.

I agree

I feel the same way

I don't know what you need to do, but complaining to someone that followed the rules and has been paying you for years does not solve anything. The email and emoji are unprofessional and insulting. I will keep using and paying for crossover. Thank you to the developers. But whoever thought this approach was appropriate needs to grow up. If you are angry about something then think of a solution, or ask for help. Don't accuse all your users of cheating. This email sounds like it was sent from a spoiled brat that didn't get his way and thinks crying about it will fix it. I don't need your software, I just like it and enjoy it. I can just as easy stop renewing my subscription and my life would not change. Think about that before complain.

Hello,
I must say I was quite surprised with your very bad taste mail. I am not sure it will help you one bit, probably the contrary.

I tried once CrossOver because there was one Windows software I could not make work with Wine. For all others it worked fine. Unfortunately this particular software was not in the list of softwares covered by CrossOver. So I gave up.

Instead I used the Apple solution with making a partition with Bootcamp and installing Windows 10. It works perfectly and beside receiving mails about CrossOver it never came to my mind to try again.

I am going to switch soon to the Apple M2 computer and I will use Parallel Desktop which will fit perfectly my needs.

As a general rule I always pay for softwares I am using (I never hacked a software in my life) and even I make voluntary donations for free softwares when they are well made and that I imagine the amount of work it represented.

In the case of your software, beside the fact it did not work for my need, my feeling (and it is just my feeling) is that your solution does not impress me as much (by far in fact) as other free softwares which are pure jewels. Before criticizing your customers / potential customers may be you should ask them what are their feedback on your software and what need to be improved to make it a great product.

Best regards

Wow,
You have written a news? A cry for help? Call me an A........... ( my mum told me not to use such words any time, these was called matters)
this is a misuse of the concept of a technical newsletter. I work now for over 30 Years and use Codeweaver with more or less confidence over 22 years, never i've been accused with piracy in such way!
So what do you want to tell us technical guys ? For a lot of us as we were technical nerds English is not our native language and if you translate these message via google or linguee and re transcript it back to English how harsh and misunderstanding your statement is.

So what i see an interesting statement on wrong platform. Your cry for help, but why Codeweavers is not longer a valid partner? you are going bankrupt? For me is the statement disturbing, yes the first step is to acknowledge we have a problem, but you are not Apollo13 Housten we have a problem! So what is the message in the boodle? And please we are technical guys from all over the world.
So please clarfy and don't forget the old latin sentence "Sine Ira et Studio"

Kind regards a more disturbed technical User/Admin

Uli

Bottles works way better than crossover and it is FREE! So thank you but no thank you and yes I do own a license of your software and is not really that good for $74 maybe $20.- and please don't send insulting emails again. Shame on you!

For everything that your team does, it is worth the purchase price.

I completely agree with this post.

Even though nearly all but one of the window programs I use have lost support, I will still continue my subscrptions even though I no longer update Linux and ChromeOS FLEX systems. I have weathered a dark period of my life when each and every dollar I spent had to be weighed carefully. Still I have continued support of this excellent product and I will continue to do do into the forseeable future.

I have a mixed opinion on this matter. On one hand, I understand the importance of protecting intellectual property and being able to make a profit. However, on the other hand, there will always be individuals who have more time than money, or who enjoy hacking for the sake of a challenge.

While I believe that CodeWeavers should invest time and effort in securing their software to prevent theft, I also think they should be mindful of the return on investment. It's important to recognize that eventually, most honest users will have enrolled.

When I was testing the trial version of Crossover to ensure it met my needs, I found it would have been more convenient if the trial had been based on a total run time rather than a fixed calendar date.

Joao Luis da Silva Manga wrote:

While I agree that pirating software is wrong and having a son who is a programmer, I could resent receiving this email as it was sent because it seems to imply that I use a pirate version of CrossOver. I bought one version when using a Mac and never updated it.

You raise an excellent point. Send this to paying customers is not a good look.
I'm choosing to believe they had meant well.

Hello, everyone. I think it would be best to emphasize what Meredith said below. This article was a blog post, and an email goes to everyone who is on the email list whenever there's a blog update. I don't believe that Meredith was intending to accuse any specific person of piracy.

Having said that, I too was somewhat taken aback by the email until I took the time to come here and find out what was going on. Unfortunately, these days many people are either overwhelmed with information or have an attention span of only three seconds. In both cases, people often don't have the time or the stamina to look beyond the surface of most things, or to fully consider unintended consequences. ADHD is very prevalent today, and at the same time, we're living in an age where most everyone is easily offended by almost anything. With a recipe like this, miscommunication is bound to happen. I say this to make the point that all of us should keep these things in mind, and perhaps we should develop the habit of pausing for a moment to look deeper before committing to our actions. The fabric of society has become worn, and we all must take more responsibility for preventing misunderstandings. We all must be more patient with each other.

I would encourage the commenters below who were very offended by Meredith's email to reconsider. Granted, Meredith may not have considered the unintended consequences of such an email, but at the same time, what's important is her intent. Considering that the blog is for customers as well as everyone else, and that the blog updates go out to anyone on the mailing list, I think it's clear that this was just an unfortunate sequence of events. I, too, was apt to take offense when I saw the subject of the email, but before becoming enraged, I paused to consider that perhaps it's not what it appears to be. And indeed, upon looking deeper, it wasn't. So let us lighten up and be more charitable. These things happen sometimes.

On the topic of piracy, however, I do have a suggestion. I have certainly never pirated Crossover or, I believe, any other commercial software unless it was unintentional. Some software has such intricate and esoteric licensing terms that one could technically be 'pirating' a piece of software without even knowing it. I'm a big fan of transparent and simple licensing agreements. I don't think it's too hard to prominently display the basics like how long the license lasts, on how many computers can I run the software, is the license based on machines or number of users, etc. Things like this would go a long way towards preventing users from becoming 'unintentional' pirates. I think this basic information should be prominently communicated at the time of purchase in addition to being in the licensing agreement.

I would say the most common question that I often have to go searching for in the license agreement of commercial software is whether the license is tied to one specific computer or whether the license is assigned to me as a user, meaning that I can use the software on any device. I much prefer the user licensing simply because most of us have more than one device these days and purchasing full additional licenses for each device is cost prohibitive in many cases.

My experience with Crossover has been very positive in its most recent iterations. When I initially purchased my license, Crossover was not especially useful for me since Microsoft Office 365 was not supported very well. After more recent updates, however, the entire Microsoft Office 365 package seems to run flawlessly, as do other Windows 10 programs. I've been a happy camper ever since. I do intend to renew my license when the time comes, and I must agree with some of the other commenters that Crossover certainly works much better than Wine, especially for newer Windows software. I use Crossover on Linux, and it's so much easier to use than starting up an emulator like VirtualBox. Please keep up the great development efforts!

Best wishes to all!

Pirating software is bad, but pirating software from a company that offers a very reasonably priced product is the worst.
Also, if you don't want to pay for the ready-to-use product, there are completely free Linux alternatives like Wine, playonlinux and many more.
What is necessary to study, read, try and ask to make these solutions work, that is the price to pay, but if you are a slacker, lazy or a lamer who does not want to learn anything, at least have the dignity to pay those who do the job for you.
It is a shame.

Hello, everyone. I think it would be best to emphasize what Meredith said below. This article was a blog post, and an email goes to everyone who is on the email list whenever there's a blog update. I don't believe that Meredith was intending to accuse any specific person of piracy.

Having said that, I too was somewhat taken aback by the email until I took the time to come here and find out what was going on. Unfortunately, these days many people are either overwhelmed with information or have an attention span of only three seconds. In both cases, people often don't have the time or the stamina to look beyond the surface of most things, or to fully consider unintended consequences. ADHD is very prevalent today, and at the same time, we're living in an age where most everyone is easily offended by almost anything. With a recipe like this, miscommunication is bound to happen. I say this to make the point that all of us should keep these things in mind, and perhaps we should develop the habit of pausing for a moment to look deeper before committing to our actions. The fabric of society has become worn, and we all must take more responsibility for preventing misunderstandings. We all must be more patient with each other.

I would encourage the commenters below who were very offended by Meredith's email to reconsider. Granted, Meredith may not have considered the unintended consequences of such an email, but at the same time, what's important is her intent. Considering that the blog is for customers as well as everyone else, and that the blog updates go out to anyone on the mailing list, I think it's clear that this was just an unfortunate sequence of events. I, too, was apt to take offense when I saw the subject of the email, but before becoming enraged, I paused to consider that perhaps it's not what it appears to be. And indeed, upon looking deeper, it wasn't. So let us lighten up and be more charitable. These things happen sometimes.

On the topic of piracy, however, I do have a suggestion. I have certainly never pirated Crossover or, I believe, any other commercial software unless it was unintentional. Some software has such intricate and esoteric licensing terms that one could technically be 'pirating' a piece of software without even knowing it. I'm a big fan of transparent and simple licensing agreements. I don't think it's too hard to prominently display the basics like how long the license lasts, on how many computers can I run the software, is the license based on machines or number of users, etc. Things like this would go a long way towards preventing users from becoming 'unintentional' pirates. I think this basic information should be prominently communicated at the time of purchase in addition to being in the licensing agreement.

I would say the most common question that I often have to go searching for in the license agreement of commercial software is whether the license is tied to one specific computer or whether the license is assigned to me as a user, meaning that I can use the software on any device. I much prefer the user licensing simply because most of us have more than one device these days and purchasing full additional licenses for each device is cost prohibitive in many cases.

My experience with Crossover has been very positive in its most recent iterations. When I initially purchased my license, Crossover was not especially useful for me since Microsoft Office 365 was not supported very well. After more recent updates, however, the entire Microsoft Office 365 package seems to run flawlessly, as do other Windows 10 programs. I've been a happy camper ever since. I do intend to renew my license when the time comes, and I must agree with some of the other commenters that Crossover certainly works much better than Wine, especially for newer Windows software. I use Crossover on Linux, and it's so much easier to use than starting up an emulator like VirtualBox. Please keep up the great development efforts!

Best wishes to all!

For all whiners.. cmon you received an email because it is a blog post.
And I agree who is pirating CrossOver will never have my respect, coding is a hard to learn skill, stealing instead is a well know human standard ability.

Dear,
Your message is legitimate and I respect the people who make crossover. I have used it for years. I wish I had money to purchase all the crossover versions by buying a lifetime subscription instead of purchasing it every year or so.
However, the shitty graphic gives it offensive touch and bad impression. It's only going to turn people off. Please show some respect to your customers who registered and paid to purchase crossover. Please also show respect to those who registered and downloaded the trial and liked it desperately to get the full version.

Many of your software users are students as well. I suggest you can give them special discounts like Amazon Prime offers etc. They are the ones who are going to be the lifelong users afterwards, and pay for it when they start earning in their life later.

Thank you

I paid for the software and dont want mails accusing me of no paying. I really dont want your 2 cents.