I've bought VPN lifetime several times, 2 of them have disappeared, 2 are still running. On the other hand, just think about it from the company point of view, lifetime support is not a sustainable business model, so it necessarily must be a scam.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nah not necessarily. It can be a great way to get money early on without venture capital.

Yeah, you will have to provide the service to them forever but they are usually a small bunch so they aren't a big deal if you manage to get big later on.

I suspect most companies that offer lifetime even when they are big have statistics showing that they lose little money or none because the high price means that the average consumer won't use the service for the required amount of years to break even.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, it's kind of like crowd-funding. The early customers get a great deal, but also have the risk of the company going out of business.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

I bought one on sale for 20 bucks like 9 years ago. It's still running, though it's not a particularly great VPN. Performance is meh, the clients are really basic. I still use it because after this long it's basically free

[–] Trae@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

If my Windscribe Lifetime VPN eventually disappears, I'll of course be pretty upset. However, for the 35 bucks I paid for it in 2016 I feel like I've received an amazing value.