> Everything you buy has a lifespan. Physical objects degrade over time, objects with cloud connectivity rely on external functionality, etc. Picking between th

> Everything you buy has a lifespan. Physical objects degrade over time, objects with cloud connectivity rely on external functionality, etc. Picking between them is part of the decision making process... Exactly. Consumers have no way to know, right now, if something they "buy" is truly a purchase or a rental. They can't make informed decisions without that knowledge. A technical person can tell the difference, but the average consumer cannot. That's why the distinction needs to be explicit.