These "bundled" licenses were locked to that hardware. If you upgraded your PC, you lost the software. As Windows 8 and 10 introduced native photo apps and cloud storage (OneDrive/Google Drive), the need for a standalone "media manager" evaporated. ArcSoft eventually sold its mobile imaging division to Alibaba and stopped consumer development around 2015.
feature. With a couple of clicks, you could burn your selected photo albums directly to a physical CD or DVD. Raising a hand if you still have a spindle of those archived CDs sitting in a closet somewhere! 🛑 The Reality Check: Using it Today arcsoft mediaimpression 2
A perfect example of "good enough" software for its era. Rest in peace, ArcSoft. These "bundled" licenses were locked to that hardware