> “Rent seeking” is a term of art that means a specific thing Right, and specifically in this context, it refers to the act of charging money from software in

> “Rent seeking” is a term of art that means a specific thing Right, and specifically in this context, it refers to the act of charging money from software in small continuing installments as opposed to charging money in one up-front installment (which might be called "buying"). In your earlier message you equated "rent-seeking" with "charging money for software". My point is that not all ways of charging money for software are rent-seeking.