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Licensing disaster!

Post by dodgyedgy » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:16 am

severely annoyed at ableton...

I licensed my copy of ableton 1 years ago and then upgraded to live 4 and then 5, ordered 6 with my discount yesterday via paypal and paid for it.

I have a copy of live 1 for sale on ebay (seperate from my old v1)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=003

(i didnt start this post intended to plug btw... but while im here ;) )

I put in the serial number of the new v1 into albeton's site in a moment of madness and of course it registered - i didnt think this would happen as the copy was given to me by a friend... (the one thats on ebay)

SO... i emailled ableton to ask them to deregister the new copy of version 1, little did i know the serial i just registered from years ago was swapped for the new one in the registered software list.

(keep up i know its complicated)

so when i asked them to deregister the second copy of ableton (the one on ebay) they deregisterd the wrong one and in one fell swoop all my licenses are GONE.

:(

an utter disaster and one the result of inefficient internal product regsitration auto services.

:(
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Post by siliconarc » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:23 am

phone them and explain. it's not difficult.

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Re: Licensing disaster!

Post by Amaury » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:41 am

dodgyedgy wrote:severely annoyed at ableton...

I licensed my copy of ableton 1 years ago and then upgraded to live 4 and then 5, ordered 6 with my discount yesterday via paypal and paid for it.

I have a copy of live 1 for sale on ebay (seperate from my old v1)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=003

(i didnt start this post intended to plug btw... but while im here ;) )

I put in the serial number of the new v1 into albeton's site in a moment of madness and of course it registered - i didnt think this would happen as the copy was given to me by a friend... (the one thats on ebay)

SO... i emailled ableton to ask them to deregister the new copy of version 1, little did i know the serial i just registered from years ago was swapped for the new one in the registered software list.

(keep up i know its complicated)

so when i asked them to deregister the second copy of ableton (the one on ebay) they deregisterd the wrong one and in one fell swoop all my licenses are GONE.

:(

an utter disaster and one the result of inefficient internal product regsitration auto services.

:(
Hi,

I'm sure your case would be solved in no time. Are you still in a mail conversation? Explain the case well. Let me know if you get trouble, I'll "push" it a bit.

Regards,
Amaury
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Post by timothyallan » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:13 pm

See? Ain't they nice around here.

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Re: Licensing disaster!

Post by frahnque » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:14 pm

Amaury wrote:Hi,

I'm sure your case would be solved in no time. Are you still in a mail conversation? Explain the case well. Let me know if you get trouble, I'll "push" it a bit.

Regards,
Amaury
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Re: Licensing disaster!

Post by dodgyedgy » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:23 pm

Amaury wrote:
dodgyedgy wrote:severely annoyed at ableton...

I licensed my copy of ableton 1 years ago and then upgraded to live 4 and then 5, ordered 6 with my discount yesterday via paypal and paid for it.

I have a copy of live 1 for sale on ebay (seperate from my old v1)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=003

(i didnt start this post intended to plug btw... but while im here ;) )

I put in the serial number of the new v1 into albeton's site in a moment of madness and of course it registered - i didnt think this would happen as the copy was given to me by a friend... (the one thats on ebay)

SO... i emailled ableton to ask them to deregister the new copy of version 1, little did i know the serial i just registered from years ago was swapped for the new one in the registered software list.

(keep up i know its complicated)

so when i asked them to deregister the second copy of ableton (the one on ebay) they deregisterd the wrong one and in one fell swoop all my licenses are GONE.

:(

an utter disaster and one the result of inefficient internal product regsitration auto services.

:(
Hi,

I'm sure your case would be solved in no time. Are you still in a mail conversation? Explain the case well. Let me know if you get trouble, I'll "push" it a bit.

Regards,
Amaury
Hi thanks for the response! +1 on the customer support big-up

I have emailled now three times and recived no asnwer :( Im sure you guys are busy but i do feel a bit let down by this.

once again, THANKS!!! :)
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Post by dodgyedgy » Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:24 pm

AMAZING PROPS to Daniel from customer support, who sorted out my problems with good humour (despite my humour evaporating) Good man!

Ableton=Top notch company.

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Post by rarr » Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:29 pm

dodgyedgy wrote:severely annoyed at ableton...
dodgyedgy wrote: Ableton=Top notch company.
its good how things can turn around :)

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Post by compositeone » Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:34 pm

Fair play thats about as satisified as a customer can get. :D
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