Sharing my experience for transparency.

I bought Lifetime access Tier 3 to this tool through AppSumo.

The product is now no longer usable.

AppSumo confirmed that Lifetime access only lasts for the lifetime of the product — meaning if the product shuts down, the access ends as well.

But I’m curious how others view this:

Do you see Lifetime Deals as inherently carrying the risk of total loss if the company disappears?

Or do you expect some form of platform-level protection when the purchased product becomes permanently unusable?

Do you see this as part of the deal model?