How to preserve the Steinberg offered Grace Period of eLicenser licenses? (20th of May 2025 in mind)

[AB_01]

Thank you for the reply.

There’s NEW information out there. This is good news but falls short in answering the pressing issue how to preserve the valuable asset ‘Grace Period’ that is attached to activations.

And it does not address the challenge, that there are two kinds of update-keys. One, that uses the eLicenser Control Center and is applicable only there, the other is only for the new Steinberg Licensing Application, isn’t it? The format of the keys is different or am I mistaken?

The new information:
https://forums.steinberg.net/t/update-on-elicenser-service-ends-in-2025/977248/1

@Ed_Doll

You will be able to update or upgrade your eLicenser-based product even after the eLicenser service has ended, as long as the eLicenser is registered in your MySteinberg account. eLicensers can still be registered after May 20, 2025, as well.

and:

@Ed_Doll

After the eLicenser end of service, eLicenser-based activation codes can still be used.

Does this include a eLicener Code for new license in boxes, that are still in sealed? (for example: Absolute 2; Nuendo 10)

I surmise, that in regard of the old keys for the eLiceners Control Center, the information is even misleading and bears the risk for loosing even the update, would someone postpone the forced update for keys for the eLicener Control Center, isn’t it?

Other valuable information I came across in this thread:

https://forums.steinberg.net/t/updated-my-license-from-cubase-9-pro-to-cubase-14-pro-but-received-cubase-11-instead/982361/2?u=ab_01

One solution I imagine: Chaps like me would get only the first license available that is using the new Steinberg Licensing so that they do not have the benefit of the newest version and get an update-code from Steinberg for this version, which they can then redeem on any future point in time of THEIR choosing.
Would that be a solution?