• meliaesc@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’m not understanding why anyone would use their corporate license on a personal computer in the first place.

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      6 months ago

      Yeah, that’s already iffy, never do personal stuff on work computer and vice versea.

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      6 months ago

      Quite a few products allow for this home use. Aids with training, familiarisation and locking users into their ecosystem. I’ve been able to do this a few times to help learn complex programs.

      Completely legit with Adobe as far as I’m aware - since there is only the one licence available via online check-in so can’t be used on more than one at a time.

      Autodesk is similar - used to have an allowance for a training/home use licence (may have been extra), even the common Office 365 corp licence allows for up to 5 installations and doesn’t really care where you install it.

      Corp data on a home device or using your own gear for WFH is another story though.