Datacolor are making older monitor calibrators obsolete because their activation servers use TL v1.2 which has security issues. There is a popup that explains the situation when you click 'Why are we sunsetting older Spyders?' on the referenced webpage. [1]
Background
Datacolor have a product line called Spyder that are computer monitor colour calibrators. Its older products, Spyder2, Spyder3, Spyder4 and Spyder5 are being "sunsetted" (using their word). These were not cheap pieces of equipment and, despite their age, are still fully functioning. Spyder2 was launched in 2004, Spyder3 in 2007, Spyder4 in 2012 and Spyder5 in 2015. Spyder5 received a software update on 2025-05-26 and is compatible with Windows 11.
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