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I haven't had the last problem but gte first two are largely not their fault, but related to regional licensing
by rocketbop 5y ago
I haven't had the last problem but gte first two are largely not their fault, but related to regional licensing
- rhn_mk1 5y agoIt might not be their fault, but as long as they operate within a framework that allows that, it's their problem.
- JadeNB 5y agoIf I purport to offer you a service, knowing that the quality of that service is subject to a mosaic of laws and regulations that I am aware will fluctuate over time, then that variable quality is arguably not my fault; but, if I do everything in my power in all my advertising and messaging to hide or deny that variability, then it seems that that is my fault. We're outraged if Amazon yanks books from our Kindles, even if it's not technically their fault—we're outraged that they're even able to do so. The same should apply here. (Or, what rhn_mk1 said more eloquently and briefly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29352027 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29352027 .)
- jhgb 5y agoAnd despite that, they're still not ashamed to extract the full price of the service even from those people to whom they can't offer 80% of the content.