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I think games are the exception because they are * relatively small purchases * paid for directly by the user * expected to be enjoyable Most other software
by bee_rider 3mo ago
I think games are the exception because they are
* relatively small purchases
* paid for directly by the user
* expected to be enjoyable
Most other software fails at least one of those tests, reducing the ability to shop around and make an informed decision.
- classified 3mo agoWe can't change the fact that commercial OS vendors are all feudal overlords now, but the lawmakers are letting them get away with it and that is something we might still be able to change.
- account42 3mo agoWe can also choose a different OS, at least for real (non-phone) personal computers.
- classified 3mo agoAs long as we're not forced to use applications that are only available on neo-feudal OSs, yes.
- madeofpalk 3mo ago> * paid for directly by the user hahahahah. Games are steering further and further to this not being true. Where each player explicitly doesn't pay for it, and instead they contain an increasing series of dark patterns in order to steer players to fleece their money in a series of microtransactions.