WHY DOES SMS2 HAVE A ONE YEAR LICENSE CODE?

What happens after the license expires? / Why does SMS2 have a one year license code?

SMS2 had a license code to push users towards updating their software and to allow us to track user numbers.
To avoid any confusion here is a license code valid until 2050.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LicenseXml>
<AuthEngine>hRReV1W3yIHr0Z/W8EbVV2sFb0sVNfh6HHCG0bZvTX0=</AuthEngine>
</LicenseXml>