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If it depends on a network service that isn't included in the purchase, then it's definitely not a thing you purchased The OS upgrade example you give is diffe
by Aachen 2y ago
If it depends on a network service that isn't included in the purchase, then it's definitely not a thing you purchased
The OS upgrade example you give is different from a required server I think, because
- that's under your control: you can choose to keep an old system around, run emulation or WINE, depending on how important this is to you
- they don't have ongoing costs, like they do with a service, so there's no reason for them to stop providing the thing you thought you purchased
- danpalmer 2y agoYeah I agree the OS upgrade is different, but it is somewhere on a spectrum right? > If it depends on a network service that isn't included in the purchase, then it's definitely not a thing you purchased Not sure if this is what you're referring to, but there's a distinction between services provided by the software supplier, and services that aren't. Example, could a Twitter client (RIP) be buy-once? Well, yes from the supplier, but no because Twitter turned down their public API access. I think a Twitter client could be sold in the spirit of buy-once. The clearer case though is something like LocalCan, where it depends on a service provided by the supplier, and that could go away, and I think therefore shouldn't be classed as buy-once (although this is not something I'm decided on, hence looking for input here).