Yes - I know what it SEZ! But it can't mean that, if they simply stop manufacturing when the license runs out. I just got mine and it's 1919. I see FFA's was 1915. Out of 10,000. So, they've sold 1,900 in five years and they're going to run out in less than four months? Pull the other one, MC.
If the real answer is, "the license is gonna run out in four months", or whatever, why not say so? We won't mind.
MG
Here's a bit of what I have heard and believe is true.
What happens is they press a certain amount of each set as a batch, as much as they can store on site. It may be 500 or so I don't know the specifics. They probably press more in a first batch when it's new and fewer later as the intiial sales slow. So if the lease runs out, they may have printed their fourth batch of 500 or so. . . and on the rack there may be 200 sets left. . . So they're not able to or decide not to press another batch and they look at 200 sets and say "this may last two to four months." And then they put it as "Running Low."
Now I think in the past they have been surprised that by putting a set in running low status has meant lots of orders and they run out really quickly. I think they've adjusted their expected sales rates accordingly in the last few years.