[@User556677] Perhaps one should carefully read what has been written before spreading such rumors. It is clearly stated that this is a perpetual full version with free updates and support for 30 days. Several hundred users could register and use it without any issues.
How do you know several hundred users could register and use it without any issues and how do you have access to those intrusive stats, SOS does not publish that! And how many failed to receive emails required to even try out the so called free trial let alone participate in the giveaway and finally receive the real program and not the 14 day trial ASCOMP distributes as the giveaway? I personally never participate in ascomp giveaways due to the invasive and unreliable enforced registration even for their trials let alone their giveaways.