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You're straw-manning and shifting the goal post. I have no problem with greedy corporations. What I don't like is people changing stuff on me when I didn't opt

You're straw-manning and shifting the goal post. I have no problem with greedy corporations. What I don't like is people changing stuff on me when I didn't opt in to that change. Imagine if someone broke into your house and rearranged all your furniture. That's what it feels like. I don't like not owning my software and not being in control of things I pay for. I don't like not getting to decide if/when I upgrade and what I upgrade to. No one had to upgrade to Windows ME. That's my one and only point. I don't know why you keep trying to shift the conversation back to video games. Video games are a very different type of software from most and I don't play them or have any interest in them. They're completely irrelevant to the conversation as far as I'm concerned.

dangus 4y ago
Respectfully, I'm not straw-manning nor am I shifting any goal posts. Whether or not you agree with my arguments, I believe I am making them as consistently I can and in good faith. I'm using video games are an easy example because it's simple to point to a specific gameplay bug that every player will encounter in those boxed games. Those kinds of experiences aren't as well documented for older productivity software. I understand you don't like video games but you should be able to understand the concept of my argument, for all purposes of our discussion these games can be considered to be generic software. My overarching argument revolves around my belief that the bad things about software revolve around its business model, not from its delivery method in isolation.