> And what exactly do you call a machine that you are, by design, cryptographically locked out of, but a third party has access to? Not a perfect solution, bu

> And what exactly do you call a machine that you are, by design, cryptographically locked out of, but a third party has access to? Not a perfect solution, but such a problem can be mitigated by a firewall that blocks such ingoing/outgoing packets. > I'm playing devils advocate here, but fundamentally if you don't care about actually controlling or being able to modify something, and pricing is cheaper to rent, why own? Since I love to tinker with my computers, the answer is obvious to me.