Technically I own my iPhone but the software is licensed to me (not a lawyer but that’s my understanding). We probably also sign something that allows Apple to

Technically I own my iPhone but the software is licensed to me (not a lawyer but that’s my understanding). We probably also sign something that allows Apple to do what they will with our images—albeit we retain the copyrights to them. Just to reiterate: the landlord metaphor is referring to software which we lease from Apple—not the device itself. This is yet another case where I want to emphasize the importance of OPEN hardware and software designs. If we truly want ownership, we have to take ownership into our hands (which means a lot of hard work). Most commercial software is licensed so no we don’t own anything in whole that runs commercial software.