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To be fair, this has been true for a long time about most pieces of software. You are granted an "end-user license", you are not granted ownership.
by nerdponx 4y ago
To be fair, this has been true for a long time about most pieces of software. You are granted an "end-user license", you are not granted ownership.
- squarefoot 4y agoBut having to download everything from a centralized server out of users control makes this very easy to enforce. Not to talk about planned obsolescence: "Sorry, from next week to be able to read your files you are required to enable the latest software version which will cost only $xyz; please insert your credit card into the supplied dumb terminal reader to upgrade".