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We say buying digital games but in reality we are renting digital games. Also, a lot of times paying the price of physical games for these rentals.
by silveira 8y ago
We say buying digital games but in reality we are renting digital games. Also, a lot of times paying the price of physical games for these rentals.
- zokier 8y agoWhat we are buying is a right to access the product via the service we are buying it from. Nothing more. And the price we pay for that right is the market value of it.
- jandrese 8y agoIn particular, this is a way for companies to skirt the law, specifically the Doctrine of First Sale. By never letting consumers actually purchase the product they aren't afforded many of the legal protections that were hard fought for on physical goods.